A Rare Case of Laryngeal Schwannoma – with Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Ravi Kandasamy, Devimeenal Jegannathan, Sanjay Kumar, Vignesh Sankaran, Sheeba Adimoolam Barathy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2017-04-01
• Series: International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
• Subjects: benign tumour; laryngeal mass; neurogenic tumour; supraglottis
• Online Access: http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2255/23533_CE[VSU]_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf

Benign tumours constitute 5% or less among all laryngeal tumours. Schwannomas present rarely in the larynx, and constitutes about 0.1 to 1.5% of benign tumours. The majority occurs in supraglottic region with order of preference in the aryepiglottic fold (80%), followed by the arytenoids, ventricular folds, vocal cord and rarely in subglottis. In our case, it was arising from posterior commissure which is a very rare presentation. The case report illustrates the clinical diagnosis, radiological confirmation up to the surgical treatment and follows-up.