title: Glottic neurofibroma in an elderly patient: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurogenic tumors of the larynx are extremely rare, accounting for less than 1% of all benign laryngeal tumors. The lesions that have been described in current literature are located either in the supraglottis or subglottis, mainly affecting the pediatric population and associated with von Recklinghausen disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study of an unusual case of an isolated neurofibroma of the glottis in an elderly patient with no history of neurofibromatosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss preoperative clues to the diagnosis, our surgical experience, and propose a theory of its pathogenesis originating from encapsulated nerve structures within the vocal fold.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. liu.jiaying@sgh.com.sg
authors.forename: Jiaying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chin Fong
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Francoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jeeve
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanagalingam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Glottic; Laryngeal; Neurofibroma; Vocal fold