Korean J Head Neck Oncol.  2019 Nov;35(2):71-75. 10.21593/kjhno/2019.35.2.71.

A Case of Laryngeal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

• Park SG
• Kim Y
• Woong JH
• Song CM

• KMID: 2469240
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21593/kjhno/2019.35.2.71

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibrolastic tumor (IMT) is a rare borderline neoplasm. It frequently occurs in the lung but occasionally occurs in extrapulmonary sites such as the genitourinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, breast, salivary glands, sinonasal tract, orbit, and the central nervous system. Laryngeal involvement of IMT is very rare. A 61-year-old woman who complained of hoarseness persisting for 3 months visited our hospital. Laryngoscopy showed an elevated lesion in the right true vocal cord. Incisional biopsy was confirmed as larygeal inflammatory myofibrolastic tumor. We performed a transoral excision with CO2 LASER under suspension examination. Regional recurrence or distant metastasis was not observed after 9 months of follow-up. Herein we report a case of larygeal inflammatory myofibrolastic tumor that was treated with surgery alone, with a literature review.

Keyword

Inflammatory myofibrolastic tumor; Larynx; Vocal fold

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Breast
Central Nervous System
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hoarseness
Humans
Laryngoscopy
Larynx
Lasers, Gas
Lung
Middle Aged
Myofibroblasts*
Neoplasm Metastasis
Orbit
Recurrence
Salivary Glands
Vocal Cords