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Trauma‐induced schwannoma of the recurrent laryngeal nerve after thyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Kennedy William P.,
Brody Robert M.,
LiVolsi Virginia A.,
Wang Amber R.,
Mirza Natasha A.
Publication year - 2016
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.25697
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , recurrent laryngeal nerve , paresis , surgery , larynx , thyroidectomy , thyroid
Laryngeal schwannomas are rare, benign tumors, most often arising from the superior laryngeal nerve. We describe a case of a 68‐year‐old female with a laryngeal schwannoma of the recurrent laryngeal nerve after traumatic injury. We postulate that trauma to the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy or thyroplasty incited growth of a nerve sheath tumor. This is the first reported case of a trauma‐induced schwannoma of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and second case of a recurrent laryngeal nerve schwannoma. Although rare, this case demonstrates that these tumors should be considered during workup of vocal cord paresis after surgery or failed thyroplasty. Laryngoscope , 126:1408–1410, 2016