Spindle cell lipoma, a rare entity affecting the larynx-A Case Report

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10195

Keywords:

Voice, Dysphonia, Head and neck surgery, Endoscopy, Phoniatrix

Abstract

Spindle cell lipoma is a very rare occurrence in the larynx and can be cured by complete excision. In this case report we present the case of a 71-year-old female who presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient department of Northwest General Hospital and Research Centre, Peshawar, with complaints of occasional irritation and a foreign body sensation in the throat while swallowing, for the last three years. She had undergone a surgical procedure 30 years back for the same complaint and remained asymptomatic till three years back. On examination, through fibre-optic laryngoscope, the attending surgeon saw an abnormal mass arising from the aryepiglottic folds of the larynx. An excisional biopsy was performed through micro-laryngoscopy. The patient’s symptoms subsequently improved and she is currently doing well. Histopathological reports confirmed it as spindle cell lipoma.

Keywords: Voice, Dysphonia, Head and neck surgery, Endoscopy, Phoniatrix.

Author Biographies

Hamid Shah, Department of Surgery, Northwest General Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar, Pakistan

House Officer

Imran Mohib Khan, Department of ENT, Northwest General Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar, Pakistan

Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon 

Hamid Mukhtar, Department of ENT, Northwest General Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar, Pakistan

Consultant ENT surgeon 

Published

2024-08-23

How to Cite

Shah, H., Khan, I. M., & Mukhtar, H. (2024). Spindle cell lipoma, a rare entity affecting the larynx-A Case Report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(9), 1693–1694. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10195

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CASE REPORT