Myxoma: life-threatening benign nonepithelial tumor of the larynx.
10.3349/ymj.1997.38.3.187
- Author:
Kwang Moon KIM
1
;
Shi Chan KIM
;
Hyeon Joo JEONG
;
Jeong Hae KIE
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Larynx;
myxoma
- MeSH:
Case Report;
Critical Illness;
Human;
Laryngeal Neoplasms/complications*;
Male;
Middle Age;
Myxoma/complications*;
Respiration Disorders/surgery;
Respiration Disorders/etiology*;
Tracheotomy
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1997;38(3):187-189
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myxoma is a rare nonepithelial neoplasm of the larynx frequently misdiagnosed as a large vocal polyp due to its slow-growing nature. Myxoma is a benign but often infiltrating neoplasm of uncertain mesenchymal cell origin, characterized by irregular round, spindle or stellate cells within a matrix containing abundant mucoid material, scant vascularity and a variable meshwork of reticulum and collagen. We report one case of myxoma with life-threatening dyspnea requiring tracheotomy.
