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Pediatric Surgical Pathology of the Nasopharynx and Sella Turcica

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This chapter describes in detail the pathological types of pediatric surgical diseases in the nasopharynx and sella turcica. The defining histopathological features of developmental/congenital anomalies are described. The histopathological and immunopathological diagnostic features, with specific molecular abnormalities in some of the benign and malignant tumors from various tissue origins that are specific to this region are also described. The diagnostic features of other pediatric multisystemic malignancies, such as lymphomas, histiocytic malignancies, and sarcomas (as mentioned in other chapters), that may occur in this area are included. Recurrent nonneoplastic lymphoid proliferation with progressively transformed germinal centers (as described in other chapters) that may have concurrent lymphoid malignancy is mentioned to highlight the importance of long-term follow-up with biopsy of recurrent lymphadenopathies for these children and adolescents.

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