title: Isolated epiglottic lymphatic malformation in a 2-year-old: Diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Airway obstruction in children has a wide differential diagnosis that includes laryngomalacia, infectious processes, paralysis, extrinsic compression, and other rare anatomic anomalies. Isolated laryngeal lymphatic malformations are rare developments that can manifest with clinically significant airway obstruction. To the best of our knowledge, there have been fewer than 20 reported cases. These laryngeal mucosal lesions are best managed with radiofrequency ablation or laser ablation. We present a case of a 2-year-old child who presented with airway obstruction, initially diagnosed with laryngomalacia, who was subsequently diagnosed and treated for an isolated epiglottic lymphatic malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, 910 Madison Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
authors.forename: Tate
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheyn
authors.forename: Felicity
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lenes-Voit
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D055092:Laryngomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male