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Hamartoma of the Larynx: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Jang David W.,
Del Signore Anthony,
Reino Anthony,
Omerhodzic Sabina,
Rivera Michael,
Colon Jose E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22005
Subject(s) - medicine , mount , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , head and neck , general surgery , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering
Results: Hamartomas are defined as a congenital malformation that consists of a focus of mature, locally derived tissue with abnormal histological architecture. Hamartomas affecting the larynx are extremely rare, with less than twenty well-documented cases in the literature. We report the first case in the English language literature of a patient with a laryngeal hamartoma presenting with a vocal cord paralysis secondary to involvement of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. We also report a case of a large supraglottic hamartoma causing airway obstruction and requiring a partial laryngectomy.