ANGIOMYOMA OF THE RETROPHARYNGEAL SPACE

We encountered a 59-year-old man with angiomyoma of the retropharyngea l space. He had been referred to our hospital because of a six-month h istory of a sensation of a narrowed pharynx. A smooth-surfaced tumour arising from the posterior wall in the hypopharynx was observed by ind irect laryngoscopy. Radiographical imaging revealed a solitary tumour with homogenous contents in the retropharyngeal space. The tumour was successfully removed via a lateral pharyngotomy approach under general anaesthesia. Histopathologically, the tumour was composed of numerous veins with thick muscular walls. To the best of our knowledge, this i s the first report of an angiomyoma arising in the retropharyngeal spa ce.