LARYNGEAL MYXOMA: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Authors

  • Budhram Singh Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur
  • Santosh K Uddesh Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur

Keywords:

Laryngeal Myxoma, Emergency, dysphonia

Abstract

A sixty five years male presented with stridor and dysphonia in emergency clinic of Govt. CIMS medical college, Bilaspur. Indirect laryngoscopic examination revealed a polypoidal lesion in glottic chink. CT scan evaluation confirmed the findings of clinical examination. Patient was relived of symptoms after emergency tracheostomy followed by surgical removal of polypoidal lesion from right vocal cord by microlaryngeal surgery. Histopathological examination revealed myxoma. Clinical examination after eight months showed significant improvement in hoarseness of voice with no evidence of recurrence of lesion.

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Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Singh, B. ., & Uddesh, S. K. . (2014). LARYNGEAL MYXOMA: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. National Journal of Medical Research, 4(02), 175–177. Retrieved from https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/503

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Case Report