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Schwannoma of the larynx: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. Ingels*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
H. Vermeersch
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
C. Verhoye
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
C. De Potter
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
*
Address for correspondence: K. Ingels, University Hospital Ghent, ENT Department, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Fax: 32 9 2404993

Abstract

A case of schwannoma of the larynx is presented. Clinical findings are presented together with magnetic resonance images. The literature is reviewed. The surgical technique is discussed and the histology is described.

Type
Pathology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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