ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA OF THE LARYNX: AN UNIQUE PRESENTATION
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 22
Abstract
A 40 year male patient presented to us with the history of having coughed out moderate quantities of blood on two occasions during the preceding week. During one episode he had coughed out a piece of tissue as well. The hemoptysis subsided spontaneously. On further questioning he reported occasional breathing difficulty on exertion, mild intermittent change in voice and minimal discomfort in the throat during the previous one and a half month. He gave no history of evening rise of temperature, chest pain, and loss of weight or appetite. He was not habituated to smoking or alcohol consumption.General examination and systemic examination including chest and abdominal examination was unremarkable. There was no stridor. Indirect laryngoscopic examination revealed a congested and thickened right vocal cord. Both vocal cords were found to move normally. No ulcer or mass was visible in the larynx or pharynx. Neck nodes were not palpable. During one of the episodes of hemoptysis he had coughed out a piece of tissue. This had been sent for histological examination by the doctor he had consulted initially for hemoptysis and it was reported as adenoid cystic carcinoma
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Sheila Raman, Ranjit Rajan, Rajamma Rajan
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