title: Transoral robotic resection of an adult laryngeal haemangioma and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Haemangioma of the adult larynx is an uncommon, benign lesion. The optimal surgical method of treating these lesions is controversial because only very limited case series are available. This paper reports the results of transoral robotic resection of a supraglottic haemangioma in an adult and reviews the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 58-year-old woman presented having experienced a lump-in-the-throat sensation for 1 year. Investigations on laryngoscopy revealed a lobulated, dark red mass in the region of the supraglottis. This was successfully excised by transoral robotic excision without complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult supraglottic haemangiomas can be treated successfully with transoral robotic excision; this potentially allows more of the surrounding mucosal tissue to be spared and enables easy control of bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology,Cathay General Hospital,Taipei,Taiwan,Republic of China.
authors.forename: W-H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology,Cathay General Hospital,Taipei,Taiwan,Republic of China.
authors.forename: K-Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Bleeding; Excision; Hemangioma; Supraglottis; Transoral Robotic Surgery