Hypopharyngeal fibroepithelial polyp is a rare entity. It could extend along the esophagus, leading to dysphagia. In rare cases, this polyp could present as airway compromise due to occlusion of the inlet of the larynx. The treatment of choice is surgical resection. Accurate defining of the origin of such polyp is mandatory in order to achieve complete resection and avoid recurrence. Although hypopharyngeal FEP is rare, physicians must keep this in mind when a patient presents dysphagia or airway compromise. In the current case, we present a rare case of giant hypopharyngeal FEP originating from the right pyriform sinus detected in a Caucasian female. The patient threw up the polyp after severe vomiting. This case should be the fourth and largest case of hypopharyngeal FEP reported in the literature.
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Ear Nose Throat J
December 2022
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Al-Mowassat University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
Hypopharyngeal fibroepithelial polyp is a rare entity. It could extend along the esophagus, leading to dysphagia. In rare cases, this polyp could present as airway compromise due to occlusion of the inlet of the larynx.
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