TY - JOUR
T1 - Laryngeal lipoma associated with diffuse lipomatosis
T2 - Case report and literature review
AU - Durr, Megan L.
AU - Agrawal, Nishant
AU - Saunders, John R.
AU - Ha, Patrick K.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that are often found in the head and neck. Intrinsic lipomas of the larynx and supraglottic area are rare, as fewer than 115 cases have been reported in the literature; almost all of these occurred in isolation. We report a case of a laryngeal lipoma that was associated with diffuse systemic lipomatosis. The tumor was successfully removed via an endoscopic laser resection. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case of laryngeal lipoma associated with lipomatosis to be reported in the English-language literature. We also review the literature on head and neck lipomas.
AB - Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that are often found in the head and neck. Intrinsic lipomas of the larynx and supraglottic area are rare, as fewer than 115 cases have been reported in the literature; almost all of these occurred in isolation. We report a case of a laryngeal lipoma that was associated with diffuse systemic lipomatosis. The tumor was successfully removed via an endoscopic laser resection. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case of laryngeal lipoma associated with lipomatosis to be reported in the English-language literature. We also review the literature on head and neck lipomas.
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U2 - 10.1177/014556131008900110
DO - 10.1177/014556131008900110
M3 - Article
C2 - 20155698
AN - SCOPUS:77649211955
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 89
SP - 34
EP - 37
JO - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
JF - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
IS - 1
ER -