Laryngeal lipoma: a rare cause of dysphonia

Lipomas are the most common mesenchymal tumors. Laryngeal lipomas represent 1% of all lipomas but unlike other locations may cause life-threatening symptoms by obstruction of the respiratory tract. In this study, the case of a 32-year old woman with laryngeal lipoma is discussed. The lesion was dete...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2017, Vol.26 (9), p.9-9
Main Authors: Nada, Garrouche, Omezzine, Jerbi Saida, Maher, Dhifallah, Nouha, Ben Hamida, Hssine, Hamza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Case Report
dysphonia
Dysphonia - etiology
Female
Humans
laryngeal lipoma
Laryngeal Neoplasms - complications
Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Laryngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Lipoma - complications
Lipoma - diagnosis
Lipoma - pathology
mesenchymal tumors
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Summary:Lipomas are the most common mesenchymal tumors. Laryngeal lipomas represent 1% of all lipomas but unlike other locations may cause life-threatening symptoms by obstruction of the respiratory tract. In this study, the case of a 32-year old woman with laryngeal lipoma is discussed. The lesion was detected on the left aryepiglottic fold, presented as a stalked and dynamic mass of 2 centimeters diameter. The imaging aspects of laryngeal lipoma cases, clinical evaluation, and approaches to treatment will be discussed.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2017.26.9.10577