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Asphyxial death caused by a laryngeal schwannoma: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Patrick M. Gardner ,
Jeffrey M. Jentzen ,
Richard A. Komorowski  and
Joseph M. Harb
Patrick M. Gardner*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Jeffrey M. Jentzen
Affiliation:
Department of Chief Medical Examiner, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Richard A. Komorowski
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Joseph M. Harb
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
*
Address for correspondence: Patrick M. Gardner, M.D., Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 26509, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226-0509, USA.
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Abstract

Neurogenic tumours of the larynx are unusual, with approximately 115 cases reported in the literature to date. Most of these lesions are benign, solitary submucosal nodules which present with hoarseness and are amenable to surgical resection. We present a case of a large pedunculated schwannoma arising in the aryepiglottic fold associated with sudden asphyxial death in an otherwise healthy young female.

Keywords

Laryngeal neoplasmsSchwannoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 1171 - 1173
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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