ASPHYXIAL DEATH CAUSED BY A LARYNGEAL SCHWANNOMA - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
GARDNER PM JENTZEN JM KOMOROWSKI RA HARB JM
Citation
Pm. Gardner et al., ASPHYXIAL DEATH CAUSED BY A LARYNGEAL SCHWANNOMA - A CASE-REPORT, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 111(12), 1997, pp. 1171-1173
Citations number
12
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
111
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1171 - 1173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1997)111:12<1171:ADCBAL>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Neurogenic tumours of the larynx are unusual, with approximately 115 c ases reported in the Literature to date. Most of these lesions are ben ign, solitary submucosal nodules which present with hoarseness and are amenable to surgical resection. We present a case of a large peduncul ated schwannoma arising in the aryepiglottic fold associated with sudd en asphyxial death in an otherwise healthy young female.