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Successful endoscopic resection for well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, Grade 1, in the hypopharynx
Naohiro Nakamura1, Tomofumi Sakagami2, Kensuke Suzuki2
1Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shin-Machi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan. nakamnao@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, Grade 1 (NET, G1), in the hypopharynx is extremely rare. A 62-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with a tumor in the postcricoid area. The tumor was diagnosed NET on biopsy and there were no metastatic findings on CT, therefore we performed endoscopic resection. Histologic examination revealed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, Grade 1. This case was an extremely rare and valuable case in which endoscopic images can be observed in detail. Endoscopic resection was performed and successful endoscopic and histological resection was achieved.

