Leiomyoma is a benign connective tissue tumour affecting smooth muscle component of an organ. Very rarely it turns to malignancy. It can occur in any part of the body but predominantly found in uterus, small bowel and oesophagus. Laryngeal leiomyoma is a very uncommon finding because of paucity of smooth muscle in the laryngeal wall. It occurs usually as single lesion in larynx, but occurrence as multiple lesions in larynx is extremely rare. Clinical presentation of laryngeal leiomyoma varied depending on the location and extent of the lesion. We reported a multiple leiomyoma of a larynx in a 7-year-old boy who presented with stridor and the mass was found incidentally during intubation. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of multiple laryngeal leiomyoma.
Thyroid Hodgkin's lymphoma is infrequent occurrence that has four to one female preponderance. Most thyroid lymphomas are of B-cells lineage. In this case we present a primary Hodgkin's lymphoma in 45-year-old male patient who presented with gradual onset of upper airway obstructive symptoms. CT shows enlarged thyroid lobes with multiple nodal involvement and right internal jugular vein thrombosis. He was stridorous and was started on intravenous steroid. Right hemithyroidectomy was performed to alleviate the impinged airway as well as serving biopsy purpose. The histology confirmed diffuse B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He responded well to treatment.
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