Rare case of combined laryngocoele masquerading as laryngeal carcinoma: a case report and review of literature
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20175646Keywords:
Combined laryngocoele, Saccular cyst, Malignancy, Hoarseness, External approach, Thyro-hyoid membraneAbstract
Laryngocoele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. It is a rare entity. Patient generally presents with hoarseness, dysphagia, dyspnea, foreign body sensation in throat and swelling in the neck. It is a benign condition, however the risk of malignancy is always associated with it, especially, if a patient is smoker or tobacco chewer. Once the diagnosis is established, laryngocoele are best treated by surgery. We present a rare case of combined laryngocoele in a 62 year old male patient, a chronic smoker, with history of recurrent swelling in neck right side for 2 years and hoarseness for duration of 1 month. It was a diagnostic dilemma as to what we were dealing with, a benign condition or malignancy. Eventually patient underwent excision by external approach. Resected specimen histo-pathological examination was consistent with laryngocoele. Post excision his normal voice was also restored.
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