SASS Clinical Note #5: Fibrovascular Polyp

A fibrovascular polyp is relatively rare in the pharynx or eosphagus. They are soft, smooth-surfaced, mobile and may be pedunculated. Typical of polyps, these appear well vascularized. These masses are benign and slowing growing. Etiology is unknown but may develop in the mucosa adjacent to the cricopharyngeal muscle. They appear more often after the age of 60 and more in males than females.