Invasion of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by tracheal tumor: an unusual presentation with coincidental huge multinodular goiter.
Vocal cord paralysis and goiter are 2 common problems encountered in otolaryngology practice. Their coexistence, however, should arouse suspicion of the presence of malignant thyroid disease. Primary tracheal cancer is uncommon, and its incidence is very low compared with laryngeal cancer. Primary tracheal tumors can cause recurrent nerve palsy. We report here a rare case of vocal cord paralysis caused by a clinically occult tracheal squamous cell carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient with coincidental huge multinodular goiter.
Karaman
Emin
E
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Isildak
Huseyin
H
Mercan
Hasan
H
Hacizade
Yusuf
Y
Cansiz
Harun
H
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055090:Tracheomalacia / Q000209:etiology; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology