Laryngofissure Approach for Large Benign Tumour of Larynx: A Case Report & Review
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
There are various types of benign tumours of larynx, depending upon the site and size, their management may vary. 1 The benign tumors either sessile or pedunculated. They are often detected at an early stage and removed by Micro laryngeal surgery. The benign tumors present with hoarseness of voice, dysphagia and sometimes difficulty in breathing.2 It is rare a condition that patient with benign tumour of larynx need trachestomy. We are presenting a 50 yr old tracheostomized male patient having huge tumour of larynx, who was advised total laryngectomy. The multiple biopsies showed suspicion of malignant tumour. It was removed by laryngofissure approach as the tumour was not negotiable by MLS. Laryngofissure, also known as median thyrotomy, refers to vertically splitting the thyroid cartilage in the midline to gain access to the endolarynx 7 . Two years follow up shows no recurrence of disease.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Sushil Kumar Kashyap
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP284996
- DOI -
- Views 61
- Downloads 0
Secondary Pleural Hydatosis - A Case Report
Liver hydatid causing rupture of diaphragm and secondary pleural hydatosisis a rare entity. The present article reports a case of a 61-year-old man who underwent right thoracotomy for the removal hydatid cysts, the liver...
A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Carboxy Methyl Cellulose with Glycerin and Balanced Electrolytes as excipients vs Plain Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, for keeping the eye moist
Introduction and Background – Dry Eye is a multifactorial disease of the tear film and the ocular surface which may be due to reduced tear production or excessive tear evaporation resulting in discomfort, visual disturba...
Comparison of total image quality in Tissue Harmonic Imaging as compared to conventional ultrasound technique in abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography
The study was conducted at the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt on 200 patients (114 females, 86 males) with varying age and BMI (Body Mass Index) from year 2005...
Efficacy of Pharmacotherapy versus Combined Therapy in Tobacco Cessation: A Prospective Comparative Study
Background: In view of skyrocketing number of cases leading to increased prevalence of tobacco use, especially in developing countries the interventions for smoking cessation have become an urgent need of the hour. The a...
Morphometric Study of Number, Position and Direction of Nutrient Foramen of Clavicle in Population of Bihar
Introduction: clavicle is the modified long bone placed horizontally and subcutaneously at the root of neck. Clavicle is the most important bone which transmits the body weight from upper limb to axial skeleton. Objectiv...