Koutou (THE LARYNX JAPAN)
Online ISSN : 2185-4696
Print ISSN : 0915-6127
ISSN-L : 0915-6127
A Case of Laryngeal Myxoma in the Subglottic Area
Shinya OkadaEtuyo TamuraMasato ShibuyaHiroyuki FukudaMasahiro IidaTakafumi Ogawa
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Keywords: larynx, myxoma
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2014 Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 132-135

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Abstract

Myxoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor and occurs rarely in the head and neck region. We report a case of a myxoma of the larynx in a 36-year-old woman. Her symptoms are gradually progressive hoarseness and difficulty of phonation. Endoscopic examination revealed a solid mass in the subglottic area of the anterior commissure.
Phonosurgery performed with a microscope showed that the mass was encapsulated and located in the subglottic mucosa. This hard, elastic mass which measured 10 mm in diameter, was diagnosed as a myxoma. Although excision was microscopically incomplete, there is no evidence of recurrence macroscopically 13 months after the surgery and she remains asymptomatic.

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