S Ozdemir1, O Gorgulu, T Selcuk, Y Akbas, C Sayar, H Sayar. 1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. drsozdemir@gmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We report an extremely rare case of giant fibrovascular polyp of the hypopharynx. METHOD: We present a 49-year-old man who had increasing difficulty swallowing, advanced respiratory distress and weight loss, as well as a hypopharyngeal mass protruding from his mouth. RESULTS: Diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic examination and computed tomography. A tracheostomy was required due to laryngeal obstruction by the regurgitated mass. The giant polyp was removed via per-oral endoscopic excision under general anaesthesia. CONCLUSION: Fibrovascular polyps occur most commonly in the cervical oesophagus, and are extremely rare in the hypopharynx. They can grow to a very large size over several years. We discuss the symptoms, diagnosis and surgical treatment techniques for upper aerodigestive tract fibrovascular polyps, in the light of the literature.
OBJECTIVE: We report an extremely rare case of giant fibrovascular polyp of the hypopharynx. METHOD: We present a 49-year-old man who had increasing difficulty swallowing, advanced respiratory distress and weight loss, as well as a hypopharyngeal mass protruding from his mouth. RESULTS: Diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic examination and computed tomography. A tracheostomy was required due to laryngeal obstruction by the regurgitated mass. The giant polyp was removed via per-oral endoscopic excision under general anaesthesia. CONCLUSION:Fibrovascular polyps occur most commonly in the cervical oesophagus, and are extremely rare in the hypopharynx. They can grow to a very large size over several years. We discuss the symptoms, diagnosis and surgical treatment techniques for upper aerodigestive tract fibrovascular polyps, in the light of the literature.
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