Isolated neurofibroma of pyriform fossa- A case report

International Journal of Research in Health Sciences,2014,2,4,1136-1142.

Published:October 2014

Type:Case Report

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

Arya Sen¹, Kaustuv Das Biswas², Soumya Ghatak³, Sirshak Dutta⁴, Ramanuj Sinha⁵

¹Demonstrator, Dept. of Pathology, Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, INDIA.

²RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.

³RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.

⁴RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department of Otolaryngology, Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.

⁵Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA.

Abstract:

Benign neurogenic tumors of larynx & hypopharynx are neurofibromas or schwannomas, which are rare in incidence. Most of them arises from false vocal cords & aryepiglottic fold. Here we represent a rare case of right pyriform fossa involvement by an isolated neurofibroma.

Keywords:Benign tumor, Isolated non-syndromic case, Neurofibroma, Pyriform fossa