Neurofibroma of the hypopharynx: a case report

A 45-year-old female patient with a neurofibroma of the hypopharynx is reported. She had complained of swallowing discomfort for 3 months. Indirect laryngoscopy showed an oval tumor with a smooth surface in the posterior wall of the hypopharynx. Xeroradiography was effective for defining the tumor. Removal of the tumor was performed by an infrahyoid horizontal pharyngotomy under general anesthesia. The tumor had an indistinct capsule. The nerve from which the tumor originated was not clear. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as neurofibroma. The patient had no other neurogenic tumor and has been well without recurrence after the surgery.