Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Liposarcoma of Hypopharynx

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  • Kim, Yong-Hyun (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Won (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Soo-Kee (Department of Pathology, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Bum-Jung (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 김용현 (한림대학교 의과대학 한림대학교성심병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 남상원 (한림대학교 의과대학 한림대학교성심병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 민수기 (한림대학교 의과대학 한림대학교성심병원 병리학교실) ;
  • 박범정 (한림대학교 의과대학 한림대학교성심병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2011.08.06
  • Accepted : 2011.10.24
  • Published : 2011.11.25
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Abstract

Liposarcoma is the second most common sarcoma of the adult life, next to malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Liposarcoma in larynx and hypopharynx is extremely rare. The symptoms are variable, but it has a clinical importance because they can cause unpredictable airway obstruction, particularly during the induction of general anesthesia. A 79-year-old male patient was referred to our department for mild airway obstruction and throat discomfort. Neck CT scan showed a mass within both postcricoid area and pyriform sinus. The mass was removed via laryngeal microsurgery. In this article, we report a case of liposarcoma of the posterior wall of hypopharynx with a review of the related literature.

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