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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(2): 301-5. |
A Case of Laryngeal Leiomyoma |
Yong Hoan Kim, MD, Useob Lee, MD, Heung Man Lee, MD, and Soon Jae Hwang, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul , Korea |
후두에 발생한 평활근종 1례 |
김용환 · 이우섭 · 이흥만 · 황순재 |
고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor. It is common in uterus and gastrointestinal tract but rare in head and neck areas because of the paucity of smooth muscle cells in head and neck. This neoplasm is extremely rare in the larynx as only sixteen cases have been described in the literature so far. The patients had complained of progressive hoarseness past five months and revealed as a round, smooth surfaced, hard and broad pedicular mass on the left true vocal cord. It is best treated by laryngoscopic local excision. Recently, we experienced a case of leiomyoma of left ture vocal cord, so we report with a review of litertures.
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Keywords:
Laryngeal leiomyomaㆍProgressive hoarseness. |
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