Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology Phoniatrics and Logopedics  2017;28(2):135-137

A Case of Venous Malformation of the Pyriform Sinus Treated with Ethanol Sclerotherapy.

Yeon Jun YANG 1 ; Min Su KANG ; Sang Hyub KIM ; Jeong Hwan MOON

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Keywords

Pyriform sinus; Venous malformation; Ethanol; Sclerotherapy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

We describe a case of venous malformation of pyriform sinus in 63 year-old patient, discovered incidentally. Venous malformation are the most common vascular malformations to arise in the head and neck. However venous malformation of the hypopharynx in the adult papulation are rare. The author performed successfully ethanol sclerotherapy for venous malformation of pyriform sinus, so we present the case with a review of the related literatures.