TY - JOUR
T1 - Invasion of the recurrent laryngeal nerve by tracheal tumor
T2 - An unusual presentation with coincidental huge multinodular goiter
AU - Karaman, Emin
AU - Isildak, Huseyin
AU - Mercan, Hasan
AU - Hacizade, Yusuf
AU - Cansiz, Harun
PY - 2008/11
Y1 - 2008/11
N2 - Vocal cord paralysis and goiter are 2 common problems encountered in otolaryngology practice. Their coexistence, however, should arouse suspicion of the presence of malignant thyroid disease. Primary tracheal cancer is uncommon, and its incidence is very low compared with laryngeal cancer. Primary tracheal tumors can cause recurrent nerve palsy. We report here a rare case of vocal cord paralysis caused by a clinically occult tracheal squamous cell carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient with coincidental huge multinodular goiter.
AB - Vocal cord paralysis and goiter are 2 common problems encountered in otolaryngology practice. Their coexistence, however, should arouse suspicion of the presence of malignant thyroid disease. Primary tracheal cancer is uncommon, and its incidence is very low compared with laryngeal cancer. Primary tracheal tumors can cause recurrent nerve palsy. We report here a rare case of vocal cord paralysis caused by a clinically occult tracheal squamous cell carcinoma in an 80-year-old patient with coincidental huge multinodular goiter.
KW - Huge multinodular goiter
KW - Occult tracheal tumor
KW - Tracheal repairing by nasal septal cartilage
KW - Vocal cord paralysis
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U2 - 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31818ac28e
DO - 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31818ac28e
M3 - Article
C2 - 19098590
AN - SCOPUS:63249087454
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 19
SP - 1707
EP - 1710
JO - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
IS - 6
ER -