Infantile Vomiting Due to a Disappearing Hairy Polyp

Abstract

Infantile vomiting can occur from many causes. A mass in the nasopharynx is an obscure reason for emesis. Maternal detection of an intermittently visible mass secured a diagnosis that had eluded observation, even after the patient had been hospitalized. "Hairy polyp" has received almost no attention in the Pediatrics literature. This report is both for information about the unusual tumor and for reaffirmation of the value of parental observation.

Hairy polyps: A new case presentation and a pathogenetic hypothesis

“…It has been argued that torsional forces on the pedicle of the lesion can cause necrosis in the stalk, which would make excision of these lesions easier than one would expect . Excision using a snare transorally often results in complete excision without any bleeding …”