Abstract
We report a case of carcinoid tumor of the hypopharynx of a 65-year-old man. The patient underwent a gastrofiberscope examination and a small mass was found to be located in the right piriform sinus. A biopsy was performed and a carcinoid tumor was thus diagnosed. No metastatic lesions were observed and thus the tumor was removed by laryngomicrosurgery. No sign of recurrence has been observed for over ten months after surgery. Carcinoid tumors are rare in the otorhinolaryngeal area. They have previously been reported in the larynx and the middle ear. However, as far as we could determine, no reports of a hypopharyngeal carcinoid tumor have yet been made.
