Biomaterial Database

Hairy polyp of the oropharynx: an unusual cause of intermittent neonatal airway obstruction. 1996

R M Walsh, and G Philip, and N Y Salama

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK.

Oropharyngeal hairy polyps are rare benign congenital tumours that usually present at birth or shortly afterwards with acute upper airway obstruction or feeding difficulties. We describe a case of intermittent airway obstruction in a neonate caused by a mobile hairy polyp of the tonsil. This rare benign lesion proved difficult to diagnose because of its tendency to prolapse into the nasopharynx.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D009959	Oropharyngeal Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the OROPHARYNX.	Cancer of Oropharnyx,Oropharyngeal Cancer,Cancer of the Oropharynx,Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal,Oropharynx Cancer,Oropharynx Neoplasms,Cancer, Oropharyngeal,Cancer, Oropharynx,Cancers, Oropharyngeal,Cancers, Oropharynx,Neoplasm, Oropharyngeal,Neoplasm, Oropharynx,Neoplasms, Oropharynx,Oropharnyx Cancer,Oropharnyx Cancers,Oropharyngeal Cancers,Oropharyngeal Neoplasm,Oropharynx Cancers,Oropharynx Neoplasm
D011127	Polyps	Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the DIGESTIVE TRACT or the RESPIRATORY TRACT. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped structures attached to the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.	Polyp
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000402	Airway Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.	Choking,Airway Obstructions,Obstruction, Airway,Obstructions, Airway