title: Diagnosis of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the cricoid cartilage: A case report.
abstract: An aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a type of reactive reparative bone neoplasm that rarely occurs in the head and neck. To date, only a small number of cases have been previously reported. The present study reports the case of a 58-year-old male who presented with a tumor in the laryngeal cricoid cartilage, a rare position for a tumor, who subsequently underwent treatment by surgical resection. Based on the observations of the present study and a literature review, it was concluded that an ABC of the larynx can be identified based on a combination of radiology and postoperative histopathology examinations. However, following a tracheotomy and excision, the difficulty of performing tracheal cannula removal is inevitable. The present study described in detail a rare disease, ABC, occurring in the larynx. More cases are required for follow-up studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yusheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53562, USA.
authors.forename: Anton A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kvit
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ziwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: aneurysmal bone cyst of the cricoid cartilage; magnetic resonance imaging; pathological mechanism; surgical treatment