Open AccessLaryngeal schwannoma presented as globus sensation
Author(s) -
A. Kc,
Dipesh Shakya,
Ajit Nepal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nepalese journal of ent head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-0843
pISSN - 2091-0835
DOI - 10.3126/njenthns.v5i1.16874
Subject(s) - dysphagia , schwannoma , medicine , sensation , larynx , vocal folds , pain sensation , radiology , surgery , anesthesia , psychology , neuroscience
Laryngeal Schwannoma is an extremely rare with incidence of 0.1 – 1.5% in all benign laryngeal tumours making it difficult to diagnose. The most common anatomical site is the aryepiglottic fold, followed by the arytenoids, ventricular folds, and vocal cord. Most patients present with hoarseness, dysphagia or globus sensation.The present case report describes a 37 year old female patient with symptoms of globus sensation.