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Total laryngectomy successfully treats a rare supraglottic laryngeal paraganglioma in a 50-year-old woman.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the diagnosis and surgical management of a rare laryngeal paraganglioma.
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Adds to sparse laryngeal paraganglioma reports; leaves open standardized diagnostics and less radical management.
Paragangliomaof the larynx is a rare tumourthat arises from paraganglion cells.These tumors are generallyconsidered benign and have to be differentiated from other neuroendocrine tumors.Diagnosis relies mostly on histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemistry. Surgical excision generally confers complete cure of the tumor.We hereby present a case of laryngeal paragangliomain a 50yearoldfemale, who presented with breathlessness, underwent total laryngectomy following a diagnostic microlaryngeal biopsy, which was supported by immunohistochemistry.
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Dr.Shilpi Sahu (2013) conducted a case report in Laryngeal paraganglioma (n=1). Total laryngectomy was evaluated on Diagnosis and surgical excision of tumor. A rare case of supraglottic laryngeal paraganglioma in a 50-year-old woman was successfully diagnosed via histopathology and immunohistochemistry and treated with total laryngectomy.
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