| Title | Unusual case of laryngeal tumor (capillary hemangioma) obturating the larynx. | | Author(s) | Egeli E, Oghan F, Alper M, Ozturk O | | Institution | Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. | | Source | Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac 2005 Jun; 122(3):154-6. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Hemangioma, Capillary
Hoarseness
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Laryngoscopy
Male
Treatment Outcome
Vocal Cords
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVES: Capillary hemangioma isolated to the free edge of the vocal fold is a rare clinical finding. We see many young patients, mostly infants under a year, who are having surgical intervention for laryngeal hemangiomas. A rapid proliferative phase occurs during the first 9 to 12 months of life; this followed by an involution phase that may be completed by 3 to 5 years of age, but can last up to 12 years.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We report the case of a 15-year-old boy who had hoarseness for a two-year related to a laryngeal mass which growth pattern was unknown.
RESULTS: On endoscopic examination a polypoid mass, which was diagnosed as a capillary hemangioma later, appeared on the left vocal fold. The lesion was excised with cold-knife instrumentation by using mini-flap technique.
CONCLUSION: The clinical and histopathological features and therapeutic options are discussed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16142096 |
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