Laryngeal giant cell tumour presenting as a tongue base lesion causing severe dysphagia

Saud MRM 1 , Salahuddin Z 2 , Hassan A 3 , Yunus MRM 4 , Mohamad I 1 , Zulkifli MM 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Pathology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
J Taibah Univ Med Sci, 2018 Apr;13(2):201-204.
PMID: 31435324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.10.002

Abstract

Giant cell tumours are benign lesions that are uncommonly found in the larynx. Patients with these tumours may present with dysphagia, hoarseness and anterior neck swelling. Giant cell tumours are extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported. We present a case of an elderly woman who presented with severe dysphagia and a mass at the base of her tongue. The mass was found to be a laryngeal giant cell tumour and was successfully treated with chemotherapy.

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