Transoral Laser Microsurgical Excision of a Laryngeal Schwannoma Located in the Paraglottic Space. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To report the first case of transoral excision of a paraglottic laryngeal schwannoma. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Laryngeal schwannomas are rare tumors, with approximately 75 cases reported to date worldwide. Most cases involve superficial supraglottic tumors excised transorally, and some have been found in deeper compartments and treated using transcervical approaches. This report describes the first excision of a schwannoma of the paraglottic space via endoscopic laser laryngotomy. The procedure allowed return to normal function, without recurrence within 8 months, after which the patient was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Transoral excision of benign paraglottic tumors is safe and feasible. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: NA Laryngoscope, 131:2729-2731, 2021.

publication date

  • May 20, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery
  • Neurilemmoma

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85106298071

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/lary.29624

PubMed ID

  • 34014564

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 131

issue

  • 12