{"title":"Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartoma: Expanding the Spectrum of Rare and Misleading Nasopharyngeal Lesions.","authors":"Jihene Houas, Monia Ghammam, Sabrine Farhani, Maroua Naouar, Wafa Mokni, Badreddine Sriha, Mohamed Abdelkefi","doi":"10.1177/01455613251329672","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is a rare benign lesion of the upper airway. It exceptionally affects the nasal cavity pathway. Its resemblance to other nasal masses poses diagnostic challenges. We report a case of REAH in a 59-year-old man presenting with left nasal obstruction and nocturnal snoring evolving over 2 years. Nasal endoscopy revealed a rhinopharyngeal mass, which was confirmed as REAH by histopathological examination of the biopsy performed under endoscopic guidance, resulting in complete lesion removal. Two years of follow-up showed no recurrence. This case is reported due to its rarity and the risk of misdiagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93984,"journal":{"name":"Ear, nose, & throat journal","volume":" ","pages":"1455613251329672"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ear, nose, & throat journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613251329672","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is a rare benign lesion of the upper airway. It exceptionally affects the nasal cavity pathway. Its resemblance to other nasal masses poses diagnostic challenges. We report a case of REAH in a 59-year-old man presenting with left nasal obstruction and nocturnal snoring evolving over 2 years. Nasal endoscopy revealed a rhinopharyngeal mass, which was confirmed as REAH by histopathological examination of the biopsy performed under endoscopic guidance, resulting in complete lesion removal. Two years of follow-up showed no recurrence. This case is reported due to its rarity and the risk of misdiagnosis.
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