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View of giant fibrovascular polyp originating from hypopharynx.
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The laryngoscopic and esophagoscopic evaluation of the hypopharynx under general anesthesia revealed that the stalk was attached to the posterior wall of the hypopharynx (Figure 1).
Microscopic view showed an oedematous subepithelial fibrous stroma, surrounded by squamous epithelium and containing many congested vascular structures (100x, HE).
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Histopathological examination of the tumor showed an oedematous subepithelial fibrous stroma, surrounded by squamous epithelium and containing many congested vascular structures (Figure 2).