Yu-Hsing Lin , Hsu-Cheuh Ho
Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
Abstract
Adult laryngeal hemangioma is rare, and very few reports of such lesions restricted to the aryepiglottic fold have appeared in the medical literature. We report a hemangioma located over the left aryepiglottic fold in a 57-year-old man. This patient had experienced a lump-in-the-throat sensation for 1 year but complained of no other symptoms. On laryngoscopy, a lobulated dark-red mass was seen over the left aryepiglottic fold. A potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser excision was performed smoothly without complications. The 6-month postoperative follow-up showed good results with no recurrence. An adult supraglottic laryngeal hemangioma is rare and can be treated successfully with a KTP laser.
Keywords
Aryepiglottic fold; Cavernous hemangioma; KTP laser; Laryngeal hemangioma
