nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma
Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is an extremely rare benign pediatric tumor that was described in 1998. Only 19 cases are reported in the literature in 2007.
Synospsi
nasal obstruction
recurrent sinusitis
partially calcified soft-tissue mass obstructing the nasal cavity
Associations
rare ovarian tumor
pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB)
References
Johnson C, Nagaraj U, Esguerra J, Wasdahl D, Wurzbach D. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma: radiographic and histopathologic analysis of a rare pediatric tumor. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Jan;37(1):101-4. PMID: 17091268
Ozolek JA, Carrau R, Barnes EL, Hunt JL. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma in older children and adults: series and immunohistochemical analysis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Nov;129(11):1444-50. PMID: 16253025
Norman ES, Bergman S, Trupiano JK. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma: report of a case and review of the literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Sep-Oct;7(5):517-20. PMID: 15547776
Hsueh C, Hsueh S, Gonzalez-Crussi F, Lee T, Su J. Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma in children: report of 2 cases with review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Mar;125(3):400-3. PMID: 11231491
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