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Laryngeal lipoma: a rare cause of acute intermittent airway obstruction
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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d11753328e124">We present a case of a 62-year-old man with a
lipoma in the exceedingly rare location
of the larynx, causing intermittent airway obstruction and dysphagia. The lipoma was
excised endoscopically with complete resolution of symptoms. Lipomas are relatively
common, accounting for 4–5% of all benign tumours in the body. They traditionally
occur in areas of large depositions of subcutaneous fat, most frequently the trunk
and limbs. They are recognised to occur in the head and neck but these only represent
13–15% of all lipomas. Lipomas are typically asymptomatic unless their impingement
of nearby structures causes symptoms.
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