Abstract:Approximately 13% of these tumors occur in the head and neck region, commonly in the posterior neck.2 Rarely, they may be seen in the anterior neck, infratemporal fossa, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and parotid gland. Lipomas of larynx and hypopharynx are very rare.3,4 To our knowledge, only 94 cases have been reported in the literature up to date. Herein, we present a case of hypopharyngeal lipoma causing severe respiratory distress.Endolaryngeal Laser Excision of a Giant Hypopharyngeal Lipoma Causing Severe … Show more
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