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Unusual Cystic Hypopharyngeal Mass in a Child with Obstructive Symptoms

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We present a rare case of a cystic posterior pharyngeal wall mass in a 5 year old child in whom prior surgery without biopsy led to considerable delay in both diagnosis and definitive treatment. The child presented with recurrent aspiration pneumonia, dysphagia and obstructed breathing from birth. Transoral wide excisional biopsy established the diagnosis of foregut duplication cyst. Only seven reported cases have been described in the English language literature till date.

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  1. Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamilnadu, 632004, India

    Mithun Roy, Vedantam Rupa, A. N. Deepthi & Jacob Chacko

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Roy, M., Rupa, V., Deepthi, A.N. et al. Unusual Cystic Hypopharyngeal Mass in a Child with Obstructive Symptoms. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1), 41–43 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0184-z

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