Open AccessHamartoma of pyriform sinus presenting as dysphagia
Author(s) -
J S Arunkumar,
Santosh S. Garag,
Shibani Vittal Anchan,
YM Muhammed Ahsan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5050
pISSN - 0976-5042
DOI - 10.4103/0976-5042.144837
Subject(s) - medicine , pyriform sinus , dysphagia , hamartoma , throat , histopathological examination , larynx , anatomy , surgery , pathology , fistula
A hamartoma is a benign, focal malformation that resembles a neoplasm in the tissue of its origin. This is not a malignant tumor, and it grows at the same rate as the surrounding tissues. We report a case of a 27-year-old male patient who presented with mild dysphagia and foreign body sensation in the throat of 1-year duration. On examination, there was a mucosal fold on the medial wall of pyriform sinus lateral to aryepiglottic fold that was acting like a sump where food particles used to get collected. Patient underwent microlaryngeal excision of the mucosal fold, and histopathological examination revealed features of hamartoma