Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2004 Mar;47(3):272-274.
A Case of Giant Vocal Polyp
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology, Masan Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Sungkyunkwan, Masan, Korea. Entkmg@samsung.co.kr
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- The vocal lesions, particularly vocal polyps, are generally benign and cause hoarseness. We report a case of a vocal polyp that causes nearly complete airway obstruction. A 42-year-old man was presented with progressive hoarseness and dyspnea aggravated during sleep for the last 2 days. He was required immediate laryngomicrosurgery to relieve airway obstruction. A giant vocal polyp was originated from the right true vocal cord and obstructed the glottis and subglottis almost completely. But, there was no difficuly in intubation. The vocal polyp was removed completely via laryngomicrosurgery. The preoperative symptom of dyspnea disappeared after removal of vocal polyp. There was no evidence of recurrence 6 months after surgery.
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