A rare case of a pedunculated lipoma in the pharynx.
While lipomas on the trunk and limbs are common, they are rare in the upper aerodigestive tract. A case is reported of an 18 cm long pedunculated lipoma arising from the hypopharynx in a 73 year old man. The tumour was asymptomatic until it appeared in the mouth of the patient after a coughing episode.
Persaud
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Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK. RandM.Persaud@ukgateway.net
Kotnis
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Ong
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Bowdler
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male