Life-threatening angiomyxoma of the larynx.
BACKGROUND
Angiomyxoma is a benign proliferative mesenchymal tumor and a very rare mass in the larynx. There is not enough information about the etiology, clinical finding, treatment and prognosis of laryngeal angiomyxoma.


METHODS
A 52 years old man presented with respiratory distress. Also, he had suffered from dysphagia, dysphonia, cough, and obstructive sleep apnea in the supine position for 6 months. He was operated on via transoral approach under general anesthesia with orotracheal intubation. The mass was encapsulated and completely removed. The histopathologic diagnosis was reported as angiomyxoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Angiomyxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the larynx masses. The treatment of angiomyxomas of the larynx is surgical. The mass can be usually excised intraorally or endoscopically.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Huseyin
H
Yaman
Department of Pathology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Havva
H
Erdem
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Abdullah
A
Belada
Department of Radiology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Fahri Halit
FH
Besir
Department of Pathology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Murat
M
Oktay
Department of Pathology, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Turkey.
Ali Kemal
AK
Uzunlar
D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
Angiomyxoma; dysphonia; larynx; respiratory distress