Acute Respiratory Distress in Patient with Laryngeal Schwannoma
Joint Authors
Morbini, Patrizia
Bertino, Giulia
Benazzo, Marco
Gatti, Omar
Mannarini, Laura
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schwannoma is a neurogenic benign tumour arising from the proliferation of Schwann cells present in the peripheral nerve sheath of myelinated nerves.
This proliferation can hypothetically appear in every anatomic region of the human body, but the nerve sheath tumors rarely occur within the larynx.
In this paper the authors discuss the case of a 74-year-old female who presented to Emergency Unit (EU) for an important acute respiratory distress.
Airway flexible endoscopy revealed a bulky mass of the aryepiglottic fold measuring 3.5 cm in diameter.
The patient underwent tracheotomy and a single-step surgical excision treatment of the mass which was recognized as a schwannoma at pathological examination.
Tracheotomy was closed 2 weeks postoperatively.
After 18 months of followup, the patient is alive and free of disease and her voice had improved markedly.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mannarini, Laura& Morbini, Patrizia& Bertino, Giulia& Gatti, Omar& Benazzo, Marco. 2012. Acute Respiratory Distress in Patient with Laryngeal Schwannoma. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mannarini, Laura…[et al.]. Acute Respiratory Distress in Patient with Laryngeal Schwannoma. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mannarini, Laura& Morbini, Patrizia& Bertino, Giulia& Gatti, Omar& Benazzo, Marco. Acute Respiratory Distress in Patient with Laryngeal Schwannoma. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485433
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485433