A Case of Retropharyngeal Huge Lipoma Causing Dysphagia.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00157
- Author:
Ki Wan PARK
1
;
Jin Man KIM
;
Bon Seok KOO
;
Jae Won CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. strive1005@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dysphagia;
Lipoma;
Retropharyngeal space
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anticoagulants;
Deglutition Disorders*;
Humans;
Lipoma*;
Male;
Oropharynx;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2018;61(10):552-556
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lipomas of the retropharyngeal space are rare, and they do not cause symptoms until they reach a large size. Although retropharyngeal lipoma is an uncommon entity, several reports have appeared about it in the literature, where the treatment has routinely been surgical excision. We present a case of huge lipoma of the retropharyngeal space. It extended from the oropharynx to the inferior portion of thyroid gland, causing symptoms of globus and dysphagia in a 74-year-old male. The patient had multiple medical problems and had been on anticoagulants, so we approached the mass via transcervical incision. After a complete surgical resection, all the symptoms of the patient improved. A large retropharyngeal lipoma could also be differentially diagnosed as a laryngopharyngeal mass presenting symptoms of globus and dysphagia.
