2014 Volume 107 Issue 3 Pages 223-226
We report herein on a case of hemangioma of the hypopharynx. A 72-year-old male was referred to our department with a tumor of the hypopharynx, discovered on gastrofiberoscopy. We diagnosed this tumor as a hemangioma. Excising hemangiomas carries the risk of severe bleeding, so photocoagulation with a KTP laser was performed for this patient. The tumor disappeared following photocoagulation with the KTP laser, and our results suggested that the KTP laser could be effective for the treatment of hemangiomas in the hypopharynx. Manufacture of this laser was however stopped in Japan in 2008, therefore some consideration is required to find an alternative system to the KTP laser.
