title: Myxofibrosarcoma of the hypopharynx.
abstract: Myxofibrosarcoma is common in the extremities, but rare in the head and neck region. Hypopharyngeal myxofibrosarcoma has not been reported previously. We report the first case of a patient with myxofibrosarcoma of the hypopharynx. We examined this patient once a month after the operation, and there has been no local recurrence and no distant metastasis. Sarcomas are rare in the hypopharynx, but we have to bear in mind their possibility. Though a low-grade myxofibrosarcoma is a low-grade malignancy, complete resection should be done. We have to pay more attention planning the treatment for neoplastic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-Ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. gnishimu@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Goshi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanashi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanigaki
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Choichi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukuda
mesh_terms: D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged