%0 Journal Article
%T A Case of a Eustachian Tube Hairy Polyp Misdiagnosed as an Adenoid Residual in a Child.
%A Liu Y
%A Yang TW
%A Long YL
%A Xu WB
%A Tang LW
%A Li CL
%J Ear Nose Throat J
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Apr 11
%M 38605528
%F 1.677
%R 10.1177/01455613241244667
%X Hairy polyps, considered a highly unusual congenital anomaly of the pharynx, are believed by many scholars to arise from the ectoderm and mesoderm during the embryonic stage. These growths often have a pear or sausage shape, are pedunculated, and their size ranges between 0.5 and 6 cm. They are typically grayish white or pink in color. This article discusses a 12-year-old female who had a growth at the Eustachian tube's entrance on the left side of the nasopharyngeal wall, as identified by a computed tomography scan of the neck soft tissue; it was suspected to be a hairy polyp originating from the left Eustachian tube. The diagnosis of a hairy polyp was confirmed through pathology. The hairy polyp at the Eustachian tube, in this case, showed an irregular form with a wide base, making it look similar to an adenoid; thus, increasing the risk of it being misdiagnosed as residual adenoid tissue.