Large Vallecula Epiglottica Lipoma: A Rare but Fatal Cause of Dysphagia

Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor with 13% occurrence in the head and neck region. Despite being the commonest type of tumor, it only accounts for 0.6% of the upper aerodigestive tract. We report a case of a 41-year-old gentleman who presented with progressively worsening dysphagia and a muffled...

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Autores principales: Sharudin, Siti Nurafiqah, Thangavelu, Thilagam, Roslim, Siti Nor'Ain, Hitam, Shahrul, Mat Baki, Marina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36381797
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30250

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36381797
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30250

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