title: Rare benign neoplasms of the larynx: rhabdomyoma and lipoma.
abstract: Two rare benign tumors of the larynx are presented. The first case is a recurrent multifocal rhabdomyoma, the second a lipoma of the larynx. Both tumors were growing beneath a normal-looking mucosa; deep biopsies were necessary to obtain a histologic diagnosis. Lipomas can be diagnosed by CT or MRI. A review of the literature of these two rare benign tumors is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zbären
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Läng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed