Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2001 Jul;44(7):780-782.
A case of Neurilemmoma of the Larynx
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fatima Hospital, Taegue, Korea.
- 2Department of Anatomical Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Taegue, Korea.
Abstract
- Neurilemmoma is a benign tumor which may develop from the nerve sheath of the cranial, sympathetic, and peripheral nerves. This tumor is characteristically solitary and well-capsulated. About 25% of this tumor occurs in the head and neck region and the acoustic nerve is most frequently involved, but neurilemmoma of the larynx is rare. Recently, authors experienced a case of neurilemmoma occured in the paraglottic space of the larynx. The tumor was successfully removed through lateral thyrotomy approach. So we report this case with literature review.
