Rhabdomyoma s are benign tumors of ske letal muscle derivation. Rhabdomyomas of the head and neck are unusual, and laryngeal rhabdomyo mas of the adult type are rare. When they do occur; pa tients may present with sympto ms that have progressed slow ly over severa l years. In extraord inary cases, stridor and airwa y obstruction manifest. We report a case of adult rhabdomyoma of the lary nx that fea tures some of its typi cal and atypi cal presenting cha racte ristics. This case also exemplifies the favorable prognosis that results fo llow ing complete yet conservative surgical excision.
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