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Post cricoid lymphangioma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. M. Smith  and
F. W. Staffordt
N. M. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-tyne.
F. W. Staffordt*
Affiliation:
Department of E.N.T. Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-tyne.
*
Mr F. W. Stafford, 17 Adeline Gardens, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE34 4JQ.
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Abstract

A 69-year-old female patient presented with symptoms characteristic of globus pharyngeus and barium swallow examination was normal. Her symptoms persisted and pharyngoscopy was undertaken; a post-cricoid polyp was found and removed. Histological examination revealed this to be a lymphangioma. Histological appearances, pathogenesis and treatment are discussed. The case illustrates that persisting symptoms presenting as globus pharyngeus should be further investigated to exclude rare lesions.

Keywords

LymphangiomaPharyngeal neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , March 1991 , pp. 220 - 221
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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