◆ Superficial squamous cell carcinoma in the left pyriform sinus

Endoscopic Finding:
White light image demonstrate a small mucosal nodule in the left pyriform sinus. This is not the specific findings of malignancy. However, NBI image exhibited a well-demarcated brownish area with irregularly scattered vascular proliferation pattern on and around the nodule, which is the specific sign of the superficial cancer of the hypopharynx
Pathological Finding:
Superficial squamous cell carcinoma with focally invading into the subepithelial layer. There was no muscular invasion. Tumor size was 12 mm in the greatest dimension and 2 mm in the thickness. Both horizontal margin and vertical margin were negative.
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