2015 Volume 108 Issue 9 Pages 719-723
Myoepitheliomas are an uncommon tumor of the salivary gland. In this study, we report on a case of myoepithelioma of the larynx, which was extremely rare.
The patient, a 49-year-old female, presented initially with hoarseness. A submucosal tumor of the right false vocal cord was revealed. She was diagnosed as having myoepithelioma of the larynx based on the biopsy findings. She underwent surgery, a laryngofissure under temporary tracheostomy, with fat reconstruction for the deficit of the right vocal cord. Eighteen months follow-up showed no recurrence and a good functional result.
To our knowledge, this paper described the fourth reported case. We identified the surgical points and suggest the usefulness of fat reconstruction for a laryngofissure.
