Table 1

Hypopharyngeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in the literature

Case number	Age (sex)	Clinical presentation	Tumor site	Disease course	Therapy	Follow-up time	Outcome
15	64 (M)	Progressive dysphagia and voice change that had been present.	Right side of the hypopharynx.	3 mon	Total resection transorally by direct microlaryngoscopic surgery.	6 mon	Event-free survival.
26	40 (M)	Progressive dysphagia, globus sensation, and a weight loss of 5 kg.	Medial aspect of the sinus piriformis.	6 mon	Total resection transorally by direct microlaryngoscopic surgery.	3 y	Event-free survival.
37	74 (F)	Weight loss, progressive dysphagia, odynophagia, and globus sensation.	Right posterior wall of the hypopharynx.	No report	Palliative surgical resection.	11 mon	Death due to disease progression.
48	49 (M)	Globus sensation.	Left posterior hypopharyngeal wall.	2 years	Total resection transorally by direct microlaryngoscopic surgery.	2 y	Event-free survival.
59	69 (M)	Persistent productive cough of brown sputum, globus symptoms, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysphonia, otalgia, and general malaise.	Posterior pharyngeal wall.	2 months	Corticosteroid therapy.	2 y	Survival with tumor.