Open AccessMyxoma: life-threatening benign nonepithelial tumor of the larynx
Author(s) -
Kwang Moon Kim,
Shi Chan Kim,
Hyeon Joo Jeong,
Jeong Hae Kie
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.3.187
Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , vascularity , larynx , pathology , neoplasm , anatomy , radiology
Myxoma is a rare nonepithelial neoplasm of the larynx frequently misdiagnosed as a large vocal polyp due to its slow-growing nature. Myxoma is a benign but often infiltrating neoplasm of uncertain mesenchymal cell origin, characterized by irregular round, spindle or stellate cells within a matrix containing abundant mucoid material, scant vascularity and a variable meshwork of reticulum and collagen. We report one case of myxoma with life-threatening dyspnea requiring tracheotomy.