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Laryngeal Schwannoma, Alarming Mass of Airway: A Case Report

creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorSanjel, Anup
dc.contributor.authorShah, Shankar Prasad
dc.contributor.authorChhetri, Shyam Thapa
dc.contributor.authorMishra, Sudip
dc.contributor.authorRajak, Ashik
dc.contributor.authorBanjade, Prakash
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-13T05:40:53Z
dc.date.available2026-02-13T05:40:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAnup Sanjel Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-1879 Shankar Prasad Shah Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-5973 Shyam Thapa Chhetri Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Sudip Mishra Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8947-1199 Ashik Rajak Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-3427 Prakash Banjade Department of Emergency Medical Services, Government of Maldives, Ministry of Health Male, Maldives
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Laryngeal schwannomas are rare tumors of neural sheath origin. They normally present as a slow-growing, encapsulated, submucosal mass commonly in the supraglottic region. We describe a 13-year-old boy presenting with a 4-month history of progressive worsening dysphagia. Fiber optic laryngoscopy and computed tomography revealed a polypoidal mass in the laryngeal surface of epiglottis abutting left the aryepiglottic fold, base of the tongue and hypopharyngeal wall. Direct laryngoscopic evaluation and microdebrider assisted debulking was performed with tracheostomy. Schwannoma was confirmed by histopathological study. In a regular follow-up after two months, 70 degree endoscopic evaluation revealed similar mass in the left aryepiglottic fold obscuring the vocal cord. Definite complete excision of the tumor was planned and endoscopic excision of the mass was performed with removal of ipsilateral aryepiglottic fold, arytenoid and false vocal cord with retracheotomy. Rapid occurrence of mass after debulking and biopsy was demonstrated in this case. Though rare, neurogenic tumors of the larynx are life-threatening and need complete removal.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6345
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4741
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectbenign neoplasm
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectlarynx
dc.subjectschwannoma
dc.subjecttracheotomy.
dc.titleLaryngeal Schwannoma, Alarming Mass of Airway: A Case Report
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local.article.typeCase Report
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