Oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal myxoma: case report and literature review.

OBJECTIVES

To describe the features of an oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal myxoma.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Case report of a 34-year-old patient operated upon for a dual-location tumour, and review of the literature.

RESULTS

The myxoma is a rare tumour. Various head and neck locations have been described, but not (to our knowledge) a tumour in both the oropharynx and the hypopharynx. Multiple synchronous locations must be searched for, particularly regarding cardiac myxoma.

CONCLUSION

The myxoma is a rare, benign tumour, even rarer in the head and neck. Surgical treatment must be complete in order to avoid recurrences, and should be performed after assessment for cardiac involvement.