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nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma
Wednesday 16 May 2007
Definition: 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.
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Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma
Synopsis
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
Kim DW, Low W, Billman G, Wickersham J, Kearns D. Chondroid hamartoma presenting as a neonatal nasal mass. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1999 Mar 15;47(3):253-9. PMID: 10321780