Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2009 Mar;52(3):270-272. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.3.270.
A Case of Lipoma of Epiglottis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. lsj72@dankook.ac.kr
- KMID: 2277022
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.3.270
Abstract
- Lipoma is one of the most common benign neoplasm in the subcutaneous tissues, but the lipoma of larynx is rare as fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the world. The symptoms are variable, but it has clinical importance when lipoma does occur, for they can cause unpredictable airway obstruction, particularly during the induction of general anesthesia. In this article, we report a case of lipoma of the epiglottis with a review of the related literature. We successfully treated the tumor with tracheostomy and surgery.
