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Giant hamartoma of the oropharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Santana-Hernandez ,
S. R. Ell ,
P. Da Costa ,
C. P. Macklin  and
S. S. M. Hussain
D. J. Santana-Hernandez*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK.
S. R. Ell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK.
P. Da Costa
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds,UK.
C. P. Macklin
Affiliation:
Department of General Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK.
S. S. M. Hussain
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr D. J. Santana-Hernandez, Department of Otolaryngology, City Hospital, Greenbank Drive, Edinburgh, EH10 5SB.
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Abstract

Giant polypoidal hamartomas of the pharynx and oesophagus are rare benign tumours of unknown origin, exceptionally arising from the oropharynx. We report the case of a 74-year-old man who developed sudden nausea and a foreign body sensation. Shortly afterwards he regurgitated a 25 × 3 × 1.5 cm pedunculated fleshy mass, still attached to the inside of his throat. The patient was anaesthetised, the mass traced to the right tonsillar fossa and adjacent oropharyngeal wall. The pedicle was clamped and the lesion excised. Histology was consistent with a giant oropharyngeal hamartoma. We discuss the pathogenesis and potential complications of this condition. The literature is reviewed.

Keywords

OropharynxHamartoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 480 - 482
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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