Glandular Neoplasia of the Sinonasal Tract

Surg Pathol Clin. 2017 Mar;10(1):89-102. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.10.004.

Abstract

Glandular lesions that cannot be diagnosed readily as salivary gland tumors occur uncommonly in the upper aerodigestive tract. They occur only with some frequency within the sinonasal tract. Well-characterized lesions at this site include the respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma, seromucinous hamartoma, and intestinal and non-intestinal-type adenocarcinomas. This article reviews the clinicopathologic features of these fascinating lesions.

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Intestinal; Nasal; Papillary; Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma; Seromucinous hamartoma; Sinonasal; Sinus.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / pathology