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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014; 05(02): 083-085
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.144837
Case Report
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Hamartoma of pyriform sinus presenting as dysphagia

Authors

  • Arunkumar J. S.

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

  • Santosh S. Garag

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

  • Shibani V. Anchan

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

  • Y. M. Muhammed Ahsan

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

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.

Key words

Dysphagia - flexible laryngoscopy - hamartoma - pyriform sinus - radiofrequency
 

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