Raphael Hart Lyngdoh; Sumanth Devaraju; Leena JB
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 45-47
Abstract
Hamartomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are very rare. They have been variously termed as a lymphangiectatic fibrous polyp, lipoma, pedunculated tonsil etc. in the English literature. We present here a case of hamartomatous polyp of the tonsil occurring in a 32-year-old male who presented ...
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Hamartomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are very rare. They have been variously termed as a lymphangiectatic fibrous polyp, lipoma, pedunculated tonsil etc. in the English literature. We present here a case of hamartomatous polyp of the tonsil occurring in a 32-year-old male who presented with bilateral enlarged palatine tonsils with recurrent tonsillitis. Surgical excision showed two pale brown nodular tissue bits, larger measuring 4x3x1 cm and smaller measuring 3.5x2.5x1.5 cm. An irregular pedunculated polypoidal tissue measuring 1.5x1x0.8cm was seen attached to the smaller mass, the cut surface of which showed pale white, lobulated areas. On histological examination, the polyp showed lining by stratified squamous epithelium and was composed of fibrocollagenous stroma with many dilated blood vessels, adipocytes, subepithelial lymphoid aggregates and benign mucinous glands suggestive of a hamartomatous polyp. Both the tonsils showed features of chronic tonsillitis.
Naorem Gopendro Singh; Mirza Kahvic; Rifat Mannan; Anwar Al Enezi
Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2011, , Pages 42-45
Abstract
The gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare benign tumor of unknown etiology that is localized mainly in the antrum and presents endoscopically as submucosal mass. The lesion manifests as abdominal pain, weight loss, bleeding, dyspeptic symptoms, and iron deficiency anemia. We report ...
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The gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare benign tumor of unknown etiology that is localized mainly in the antrum and presents endoscopically as submucosal mass. The lesion manifests as abdominal pain, weight loss, bleeding, dyspeptic symptoms, and iron deficiency anemia. We report a case of gastric IFP presented with microcytic anaemia, dyspepsia, malena and weight loss. Endoscopy revealed presence of a sessile gastric antral polyp. A clinical diagnosis of gastric malignant polyp was suspected. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of mononuclear fusiform fibroblast like cells, arranged in fascicles and whorl formation around vessels, in an inflammatory background rich in eosinophils. The fusiform cells appeared uniform and had abundant cytoplasm with pale spindle shaped nuclei. We highlight the case because of its rarity amongst the different types of gastrointestinal polyps and its unusual presentation like anaemia and weight loss with clinical suspicion of malignant gastric polyp.