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Nasopharyngeal Polyp

MedGen UID:
3396
•Concept ID:
C0008298
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Choanal polyp; Nasopharyngeal polyp; Nasopharynx Polyp; Polyp in nasopharynx; Polyp of Nasopharynx; Polyp of the Nasopharynx
SNOMED CT: Polyp in nasopharynx (373610002); Nasopharyngeal polyp (373610002); Choanal polyp (30677002)

Definition

A benign exophytic growth that arises from the nasopharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNasopharyngeal Polyp

Professional guidelines

PubMed

State of the Art Medical Management of Nasal Polyps.
Staricha KL, Ali HM, Stokken JK
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2023 Mar;37(2):153-161. doi: 10.1177/19458924221145256. PMID: 36848283
An update on management of pediatric epistaxis.
Patel N, Maddalozzo J, Billings KR
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Aug;78(8):1400-4. Epub 2014 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.06.009. PMID: 24972938
As the inflammatory nature of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has become increasingly recognized, the use of steroids, both systemic and topical, as part of the disease management has significantly increased.
Kennedy DW
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2012 Mar-Apr;2(2):93-4. doi: 10.1002/alr.21043. PMID: 22489044

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Nasopharyngeal Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartoma-Master of Masquerade.
D'Oliveiro JJ, Chong AW
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Nov;132(11):1483-1486. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1177/00034894231159325. PMID: 36941748
Nasopharyngeal hairy polyp with recurrence in the middle ear.
Chang SS, Halushka M, Meer JV, Goins M 3rd, Francis HW
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2008 Feb;72(2):261-4. Epub 2007 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.10.003. PMID: 18023885
Cutaneous rhinosporidiosis.
Shenoy MM, Girisha BS, Bhandari SK, Peter R
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007 May-Jun;73(3):179-81. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.32742. PMID: 17558051
Two cases of unusual nasopharyngeal polyp.
Liao T, Tseng RJ, Chen W
Taiwan Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 1973 Sep;72(9):503-6. PMID: 4520345
An unusual nasopharyngeal polyp.
Irvine GS
J Laryngol Otol 1969 Sep;83(9):939-42. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100071164. PMID: 5811018

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