Laryngeal myxoma

Myxomas are a rare benign neoplasm of uncertain mesenchymal cell origin, typically involving the heart. Laryngeal myxomas are uncommon, and are usually misdiagnosed as laryngeal polyp. To the best of our knowledge, there are only nine reported cases in the English literature. We report a case of a laryngeal myxoma presenting clinically as a left vocal cord polyp in a 77 year old male, and review the literature related to this rare entity.

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“…They may have a glistening surface. Myxomas are typically rubbery but may be firm depending on the cellular content [8].…”

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“…The histologic differential diagnosis includes myxoid liposarcoma, myxoid chondrosarcoma and laryngeal polyp [8]. Well differentiated myxoid liposarcomas and chondrosarcomas may appear histologically bland and may be difficult to distinguish from myxomas.…”

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Laryngeal Myxoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ritchie

Youngerman²,

Fantasia

et al. 2013

Head and Neck Pathol

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“…A review of the literature revealed only ten previously reported cases (Table I) (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). Mean patient age is 58.2 years (SD 13.5; range 36-77 years).…”

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Cellular myxoma of the vocal cord: a case report and review of the literature

Val‐Bernal

Martino²,

Longarela³

2017

TJPATH

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Myxomas are rare in the vocal cords. A 69-year-old man was admitted with one-year history of progressive dysphonia. Laryngoscopy revealed a polypoid mass on the right vocal cord. The diagnosis was cellular myxoma. A review of the literature including the present case revealed eleven reported cases of myxoma. Ten cases were classic myxoma. To the best of our knowledge, cellular myxoma has not been previously reported in the vocal cord. Hypercellularity does not affect the behavior of cellular myxoma. However, its recognition is important to prevent confusion with the group of low-grade myxoid sarcomas. Cellular myxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any vocal cord mass.

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“…They are composed of an abundant mucopolysaccharide matrix, and have little vascularity, cellularity, or cytological atypia 5 (Fig. 3).…”

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“…3 Pahor and Samant (1994) found only 60 cases of soft tissue myxomas of the head and neck reported in the literature. 4 Since that study, there have been only 19 additional cases reported to date [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] (Table 1). In their study, Pahor and Samant presented the first case of a retropharyngeal soft tissue myxoma managed with a transcervical approach for resection.…”

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Transoral Resection of a Retropharyngeal Myxoma: A Case Report

White¹,

Weiss²,

Walvekar³

et al. 2011

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This study was conducted to describe a retropharyngeal myxoma and discuss clinical concerns regarding this pathology and a retropharyngeal site of occurrence. We present a case report and review of literature. A 71-year-old woman presented with mild right neck pressure for 3 weeks. Imaging studies and head neck examination confirmed a 5.3 Â 3.1 Â 1.0 cm retropharyngeal mass with no communication to the vertebral column but was intimately involved with the pharyngeal mucosa. A transoral fine needle aspiration biopsy suggested a possible spindle cell neoplasm. A presurgical swallowing consultation was obtained. A transoral excision of the tumor was possible with no intraoperative complications. Histopathology was a cellular myxoma. Postoperative dysphagia required swallowing therapy and nasogastric tube feeding for 2 weeks before oral intake was possible. The patient has no evidence of clinical or radiological recurrence more than 1 year after surgical intervention. We present the second case of a myxoma in the retropharynx reported in English literature. Transoral excision was safe, feasible, and cosmetically appealing option in our patient. Additional clinical data are required to valid its safety and utility as an approach to tumors in the retropharynx. Postoperative dysphagia can be significant and consequently we recommend preoperative swallowing evaluation and counseling.

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Laryngeal myxoma

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Laryngeal Myxoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Laryngeal Myxoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cellular myxoma of the vocal cord: a case report and review of the literature

Transoral Resection of a Retropharyngeal Myxoma: A Case Report

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