Fewer than 15% of lipotnas occur in the head and neck. To date, fe wer than 100 cases oj laryngeal lipoma ha ve been reported in the lite rature. Typi cal clinical nianifestations include dysp hag ia, dyspnea and hoarseness, as well as the presence oj a smoo th or pedun culated mass seen endos copically and a low attenuation mass on computed tomography scan. Pathologic sections commonly reveal a tumor consisting ofmatu re adipocytes, which is often encapsulated. Treatm ent of laryn geal lipoma varies fro m conservative total endos copi c removal to externa l surgical approaches. The fo llow ing is a report ofa single case oflaryngeal lipoma, including pathologic and radiologic fin din gs, as well as a review oj the literature.
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