Abstract
Cryosurgical treatment of the pharyngeal cavernous hemangioma proved to be functionally and cosmetically successful. A 37 year old man who had complaints of abnormal pharyngeal feeling and slight swallowing disturbance is reported. He was treated cryosurgically using Linde CE-2B type unit under local anesthesia. During and after the surgery there was no trouble except for some edema in the pharyngeal region. After about 3 weeks the tumor was completely necrotized and fallen off without any complication.
