Multiple Mucosal Neuromas in the Larynx as Part of a Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
| Autor: | Jaqueline Ramírez Anguiano, Francisco Soroa-Ruiz, Juan Carlos Córdova-Ramón, Hugo Lara-Sánchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Larynx medicine.medical_specialty Levothyroxine Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b Neoplasms Multiple Primary Pheochromocytoma Neuroma otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Thyroid Neoplasms Laryngeal Neoplasms business.industry Marfanoid Medullary thyroid cancer General Medicine medicine.disease Ganglion Surgery Dissection medicine.anatomical_structure Female business medicine.drug Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b |
| Zdroj: | Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition). 65:197-199 |
| ISSN: | 2173-5735 |
| Popis: | We present the case of a 28-year-old female diagnosed with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN 2B) when she was 17, consisting of medullary thyroid cancer, bilateral pheochromocytoma, lingual neuromas and marfanoid appearance. Bilateral adrenalectomy was performed as a first step, with complete thyroidectomy and bilateral ganglion dissection and resection of lingual neuromas later on. The patient is currently under treatment with levothyroxine, fludrocortisone acetate and hydrocortisone. The women presented with clinical signs and symptoms with a history of 1 year, characterised by intermittent dysphonia that became constant and progressive in the last few months; patient denied having dyspnoea, cough and weight loss. Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy revealed left paramedian vocal fold paralysis, compensated by the contralateral fold, whose mobility is preserved, so adequate glottic closure was |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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