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‘Hairy polyp’ of the pharynx in association with an ipsilateral branchial sinus: evidence that the ‘hairy polyp’ is a second branchial arch malformation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

B. V. Burns ,
P. R. Axon  and
A. Pahade
B. V. Burns
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
P. R. Axon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
A. Pahade
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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Abstract

The pharyngeal ‘hairy polyp’, or ‘dermoid’ has caused considerable debate as to its origin since the original classification proposed by Arnold in 1870.1 This classification implies that the hairy polyp is either a teratoma or sequestration dermoid cyst. Many papers contest this view, in favour of a developmental malformation. We describe the first case of a hairy polyp in association with an ipsilateral branchial sinus as further supportive evidence of a developmental malformation of the second branchial arch.

Keywords

Branchial RegionChoristomaNasopharynx
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 2 , February 2001 , pp. 145 - 148
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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