Laryngocele Associated with Squamous Carcinoma in a 20-Year-Old Nonsmoker

Abstract

A laryngocele associated with squamo us cell carcinoma of the larynx is reported in a 20-yea r-old man without a history of smoking. This is the youngest reported case of carcinoma associated with laryngocele in the literature. This association is supported by the patient's young age and his nonsmoking status. However, this case does not appear to support the conclusion that laryngoceles predispose to the development of squamous cell carcinoma. The clinical history supports the tumor obstruction theory, whereby a laryngocele developed from an obstructing carcinoma of the ventricle.

Traumatic laryngocoele

“…It has been suggested that laryngeal tumours predispose to laryngocoele formation by blocking the neck of the saccule (Murray et al, 1994;Drozd et al, 1996). In 53 per cent of laryngectomy specimens removed for laryngeal carcinoma with an associated laryngocoele, invasive carcinoma was seen in the epithelium of the laryngocoele (Micheau et al, 1978).…”