OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Image-enhanced endoscopy, such as narrow band imaging and the Storz Professional Image Enhancement System, have been increasingly used in patients with suspect lesions of the larynx and hypopharynx during preoperative and intraoperative assessment. STUDY DESIGN In the present study, a contact endoscope was coupled with the systems of image-enhanced endoscopy, as to preci...

INTRODUCTION Ectopic tonsillar tissue simulating a benign tumor of the hypopharynx is described in this report. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 79-year-old Japanese woman with globus sensation. Because clinical observation revealed benign features, tumor tissue was laryngoscopically resected. From the pathological features, for example, existence of germinal center, lymphoid tissue,...

Ann Saudi Med 28(3) May-June 2008 www.saudiannals.net 217 Fibrovascular polyps are extremely rare benign neoplasms of the hypopharynx that can arise from any site in the pharynx.1,2 Because of the mixture of stromal tissues, it is hypothesized that the fibrovascular polyp may be a hamartoma or an unusual type of inflammatory polyp. Another theory is that they arise secondary to mucosal injury,3...

Esophageal and laryngeal injuries due to ballistic injuries are seldom encountered. Ballistic external neck traumas generally result in death. Incidence of external penetrant neck injuries may vary between 1/5000-137000 patients among emergency service referrals. Vascular injuries, esophagus-hypopharynx perforations, laryngotracheal injuries, bony fractures, and segmentations may be encountered...

A rare case of lymphoepithelial cyst formed in the piriform sinus of the hypopharynx is reported. Histopathological examination revealed a lymphoepithelial cyst. It was removed by laryngomicrosurgical technique using a side-opened direct laryngoscope. Because this cyst was wide-based on the antero-medial region in the right piriform sinus of the hypopharynx, the mucous membrane around the cyst ...

Malignant tumours of myofibroblasts are rare lesions. Post radiation sarcoma is a rare potential late sequel of ionizing radiation. We present the first case of myofibrosarcoma of the hypopharynx in a 67-year-old man, occurring 16 years after radiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma.