Hazardous giant pharyngoesophageal liposarcoma.
BMJ Case Rep
; 15(11)2022 Nov 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2161822
ABSTRACT
A man in his early 80s presented to the otorhinolaryngology department with progressively worsening dysphagia to solids and a recent episode of difficulty breathing accompanied by a very brief expulsion of a solid mass from the mouth. Based on the endoscopic appearance of a fatty lesion of an elongated mass with a thick stalk on the posterior pharyngeal wall, a diagnosis of the benign fibrovascular polyp was given after clinical and radiological correlation. The pharyngeal polyp was resected at the base of its pedicle by transoral endoscopy with a thunder beat vessel sealing device. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed a well-differentiated liposarcoma composed of mature adipocytes. Following surgical excision, the patient made a full recovery. This case signifies the integrated role of preoperative biopsy, new surgical technologies and targeted therapies in managing pharyngoesophageal polyps.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polyps
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Esophageal Neoplasms
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Deglutition Disorders
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Lipoma
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Liposarcoma
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2022-250085
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