title: Laryngocele associated with laryngeal carcinoma.
abstract: Laryngocele is an abnormal dilatation of Morgagni ventricle (saccule) in direct communication with the laryngeal lumen. Symptoms are not characteristic: hoarseness, dyspnea, foreign body sensation and cough. Sometimes it is presented as cervical swelling causing airway obstruction and need an emergency tracheotomy. In this paper, we report a case of upper airway obstruction due to laryngocele associated with a laryngeal carcinoma who was treated by emergency tracheotomy and, finally by total laryngectomy. A review of the literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania. mhlmitroi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitroi
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Căpitănescu
authors.forename: Florina Carmen
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: Carmen Aurelia
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mogoantă
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitroi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Surlin
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed