title: Angiofibrolipoma of the larynx: Case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angiofibrolipomas are one of the rarest variants of lipomas. Laryngeal origin of lipomatous tumors is also very rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  The nature and severity of symptoms depend on the location and the size of the laryngeal tumors. However, pedunculated of a 28-cm long tumor with the point of origin on the left arytenoepiglottic fold reached down to the esophagus and. in spite of slight dysphagia. remained asymptomatic for many years. In this case, a narrowing of the digestive tract was masked by an adaptation to the presence of a slowly growing mass.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After surgical removal of the tumor and 18-month follow-up, the patient remains asymptomatic. Nonetheless, taking into consideration a possibility of recurrence or malignance, a postoperative regular 5-year follow-up was recommended.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report illustrates the successful transoral resection of a polypoid-shaped angiofibrolipoma of the larynx. An easy and safe endoscopic procedure seemed to be successful in the case described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bochnia
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grabowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zalewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morawska-Kochman
mesh_terms: D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: angiofibrolipoma; aryepiglottic fold; dysphagia; polypoid tumor