First report of a case of osteoma of the larynx.
Osteomas are common in otolaryngology, as they often involve the skull and facial bones. On rare occasions, these tumors have also been found in the temporal bone and the tongue. Until now, osteomas have not been encountered in the larynx. We describe the case of a patient who came to our institution with hoarseness and dysphagia and who was found to have an osteoma of the larynx. Radiographic imaging, endoscopy, and pathologic classification confirmed the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an osteoma of the larynx.
Batti
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Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11042, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed