Pharyngeal hairy polyps: five new cases and review of the literature

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2012 Jun;31(3):184-9. doi: 10.3109/15513815.2011.648722. Epub 2012 Mar 13.

Abstract

Pharyngeal hairy polyps are rare lesions that present as a pedunculated mass that may arise from the oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal regions of the pharynx. The mass has the potential to partially or completely obstruct pathways towards the trachea and/or esophagus resulting in respiratory distress and/or feeding difficulties respectively. They have a predilection for female infants of 6:1 with the vast majority of the cases occurring in the infantile period. We report 5 cases of the hairy polyp in female infants, one of which showed unusual presentation since it was diagnosed at ten months of age.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pharynx / pathology*
  • Polyps / pathology*