title: [Haemangiopericytoma in the hypopharynx].
abstract: This article describes an unusual case of acute upper airway obstruction. A 69-year-old man was brought to the emergency room with what was initially thought to be angioedema of the throat. However, later examination revealed a haemangiopericytoma in the hypopharynx. The tumour was removed surgically, and the patient discharged for follow-up. Haemangiopericytomas rarely occur in the ear-nose-throat region. They are usually not malignant, and their symptoms are generally a consequence of cavity filling. Haemangiocytomas of the hypopharynx are extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Øre-næse-hals-kirurgisk Afdeling, Sydvestjysk Sygehus, Denmark. shuridoctor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jakob Toftgaard
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Søderberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male