title: A schwannoma mimicing hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: Hypopharyngeal schwannoma is quite rare, with only nine cases presented in the literature to our knowledge. The presentation itself requires a distinction from malignant hypopharyngeal disease, which is usually the initial diagnosis. A transcervical approach and laryngomicrosurgery are two possible operating methods for the treatment of hypopharyngeal schwannoma. The selection of the surgical method depends on the size of the tumor. For this case, we preferred the transcervical approach without tracheotomy. In contrast to previous case reports, we were unable to trace the original nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. cenk.ecevit@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa Cenk
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ecevit
authors.forename: Taner Kemal
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Erdag
authors.forename: Ataman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guneri
authors.forename: Sulen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarioglu
authors.forename: Enis Alpin
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Guneri
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed