Biomaterial Database

Unusual presentation of a nasal (antrochoanal) polyp. 1994

A M Rashid, and G Soosay, and D Morgan

Department of Pathology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

A case is described of expulsion of an autoamputated antrochoanal nasal polyp per mouth in a young patient. This rare complication of a nasal polyp is potentially dangerous.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009298	Nasal Polyps	Focal accumulations of EDEMA fluid in the NASAL MUCOSA accompanied by HYPERPLASIA of the associated submucosal connective tissue. Polyps may be NEOPLASMS, foci of INFLAMMATION, degenerative lesions, or malformations.	Nasal Polyp,Polyp, Nasal,Polyps, Nasal
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D015508	Nasal Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the nose. The obstruction may be unilateral or bilateral, and may involve any part of the NASAL CAVITY.	Bilateral Nasal Obstruction,Nasal Airway Obstruction,Nasal Blockage,Unilateral Nasal Obstruction,Airway Obstruction, Nasal,Blockage, Nasal,Blockages, Nasal,Nasal Blockages,Nasal Obstruction, Bilateral,Nasal Obstruction, Unilateral,Obstruction, Bilateral Nasal,Obstruction, Nasal,Obstruction, Nasal Airway,Obstructions, Nasal