Case presentation A 30-year-old male presented with nasal obstruction and symptoms of allergic rhinitis. As he had a history of adenoidectomy during childhood, he had been diagnosed with residual adenoids at multiple facilities before this presentation. He had also received differing opinions on whether removing adenoids was necessary.
Intraoral Examination No abnormality Nasal Endoscopy Patent nasopharynx Small pedunculated lesion medial to the torus tubarius and intact overlying mucosa (Figure 1) No palpable lymph nodes in the cervical area Figure 1 . Endoscopy image of the nasopharynx Surgical removal An excisional biopsy was performed The lesion was encapsulated and distinguishable from the surrounding tissue Histopathological diagnosis (Figure 2) Polypoid reactive respiratory type mucosa Submucosal aggregates Minor salivary glands and submucosal fibrosis No evidence of cellular…
