Too hard to swallow

An 80-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of intermittent oropharyngeal dysphagia and aspiration, particularly after eating peas. She had no significant medical history and denied additional symptomatology. Gastroscopy revealed a smooth lesion arising in the pharynx abutting the epiglottis (figure 1) but was otherwise unremarkable. Pillow sign was negative. No neck masses were palpable on examination after endoscopy. Figure 1 Endoscopic appearance of the pharynx. 1. What is the endoscopic finding and what are the …