Amyloid could infiltrate the various anatomical structures of the pharyngo-larynx, responsible for functional impairment and potential nutritional depletion and poor quality of life.
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Pharyngo-laryngeal involvement in systemic amyloidosis with cardiac involvement: a prospective observational study. Bartier S, Bodez D, Kharoubi M, Canouï-Poitrine F, Chatelin V, Henrion C, Coste A, Damy T, Béquignon E. Amyloid. 2019 Jul 31:1-9. doi:10.1080/13506129.2019.1646639. PMID: (...)
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hypopharyngeal mucosal amyloidosis
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hypopharyngeal tonsil
24 March 2017Hyperplasia of lymphoid structures in the hypopharynx
A hypertrophied lymphoid polyp of the hypopharynx can be histologically diagnosed as the hyperplasia of ectopic tonsillar tissue.
Although ectopic tonsillar tissue of the hypopharynx is relatively rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients who are aware of a foreign body sensation in their throats.
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Hyperplasia of lymphoid structures in the hypopharynx: a case report. 2010. (...) -
piriform sinus
24 March 2017WKP
The piriform sinus is a subsite of the hypopharynx. This distinction is important for head and neck cancer staging and treatment.
On either side of the laryngeal orifice is a recess, termed the piriform sinus (also piriform recess, pyriform sinus, piriform fossa, smuggler’s fossa or vallecula of throat), which is bounded medially by the aryepiglottic fold, laterally by the thyroid cartilage and thyrohyoid membrane. The fossae are involved in speech.
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iron pill-induced hypopharyngeal mucosal injury
22 November 2010Iron pill-induced tumefactive mucosal injury of the hypopharynx