Pain-inducing laryngeal paraganglioma: report of the ninth case and review of the literature.
There are two distinct forms of laryngeal paraganglioma. The patient with the rare Type II has exquisite throat pain that is often clinically confusing. The small size or submucosal location of the lesion often results in a delay in correct diagnosis and treatment. The lesion is very aggressive, even if tiny, generally with widespread metastasis. This tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of severe persistent throat pain, especially in the absence of abnormalities on physical or radiologic examination.
D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*