Laryngeal lipoma: a rare cause of acute intermittent airway obstruction
| Autor: | Janet O'Connell, Peter George Deutsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Larynx medicine.medical_specialty Asymptomatic Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans Medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology Laryngeal Neoplasms business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Laryngeal Neoplasm Lipoma Airway obstruction medicine.disease Trunk Dysphagia Surgery Airway Obstruction body regions stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.symptom Deglutition Disorders business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Reports. :bcr2016215506 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2016-215506 |
| Popis: | We present a case of a 62-year-old man with a lipoma in the exceedingly rare location of the larynx, causing intermittent airway obstruction and dysphagia. The lipoma was excised endoscopically with complete resolution of symptoms. Lipomas are relatively common, accounting for 4-5% of all benign tumours in the body. They traditionally occur in areas of large depositions of subcutaneous fat, most frequently the trunk and limbs. They are recognised to occur in the head and neck but these only represent 13-15% of all lipomas. Lipomas are typically asymptomatic unless their impingement of nearby structures causes symptoms. |
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