H Nouri1, R Hassani, L Aderdour, A Raji. 1. Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital Ibn-Toufail, CHU Mohammed VI, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco. nouri_orl@yahoo.fr
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is to describe the clinical, radiological, and therapeutic aspects of well-differentiated liposarcomas of the hypopharynx. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 34-year-old woman seen for dysphonia and dyspnea. The nasal endoscopy found a well-delimited ovoid tumefaction, attached at the right lateral wall of the hypopharynx. The diagnosis of a well-differentiated liposarcoma was made based on the histopathology of the surgical specimen. DISCUSSION/ CONCLUSION: The incidence of well-differentiated liposarcoma of the head and neck is extremely low. The imaging is not specific. Wide surgical resection is sufficient. Histopathological review confirms the diagnosis.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is to describe the clinical, radiological, and therapeutic aspects of well-differentiated liposarcomas of the hypopharynx. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 34-year-old woman seen for dysphonia and dyspnea. The nasal endoscopy found a well-delimited ovoid tumefaction, attached at the right lateral wall of the hypopharynx. The diagnosis of a well-differentiated liposarcoma was made based on the histopathology of the surgical specimen. DISCUSSION/ CONCLUSION: The incidence of well-differentiated liposarcoma of the head and neck is extremely low. The imaging is not specific. Wide surgical resection is sufficient. Histopathological review confirms the diagnosis.