Lateral thyrotomy for excision of laryngeal paragangliomas.
Laryngeal paragangliomas, although rare, are lesions that warrant appropriate diagnosis and treatment secondary to their location and high risk of bleeding when violated. This article describes a method to workup patients with solid submucosal lesions of the larynx to diagnose a paraganglioma without a biopsy. When recognized preoperatively, a lateral approach to removal can be performed, decreasing the risk of significant bleeding and the need for tracheotomy or permanent laryngostoma. This article also adds two more cases to the reported literature of 75.
Brown
Seth M
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Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY 10040, USA. sethmbrown@msn.com
Myssiorek
David
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D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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