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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

Arunkumar J. S.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Santosh S. Garag
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Shibani V. Anchan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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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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