title: Osteoblastoma of the thyroid cartilage treated with voice preserving laryngeal framework resection.
abstract: Osteoblastoma is a slow-growing, locally destructive benign bone neoplasm, rarely occurring in the laryngeal cartilage. We present the case of a professional voice user diagnosed with laryngeal osteoblastoma after microdirect laryngoscopy and endoscopic biopsy. Her treatment required a unique operation, with elements of partial laryngectomy and maintenance of vital endolaryngeal soft tissues, in order to optimize vocal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. tglazer@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Glazer
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Spector
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: Norman D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Hogikyan
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Early glottic cancer; osteoblastoma; thyroid cartilage; voice/dysphonia