Resection of a laryngeal hemangioma in an adult using an ultrasonic scalpel: A case report

Wang,Xurui; Zhao,Xiaodong; Zhu,Wei

doi:10.3892/ol.2015.3069

Resection of a laryngeal hemangioma in an adult using an ultrasonic scalpel: A case report

Authors:
- Xurui Wang
- Xiaodong Zhao
- Wei Zhu
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Affiliations: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jilin Province Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130012, P.R. China
Published online on: March 24, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3069
Pages: 2477-2480
Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Adult laryngeal hemangioma is an extremely rare and slowly progressing vascular tumor. The present study describes the first reported case of a male with a large laryngeal hemangioma that was treated by ultrasonic scalpel. A 61‑year‑old male presented to our hospital with a recurrent pharyngeal foreign body sensation, without hoarseness, hemoptysis, expectoration or dyspnea. A blue‑black mass was detected in the right pyriform sinus, with a morular surface and a wide pedicle positioned lateral to the right arytenoid cartilage and aryepiglottic fold under electronic laryngoscopy. Following tracheotomy under local anesthesia, right superior laryngeal artery ligation and laryngeal hemangioma resection via a lateral neck hypopharyngeal approach were performed under general anesthesia using an ultrasonic scalpel. Pathological examination verified that the tumor was a cavernous hemangioma. On day 11, subsequent to post‑operative anti‑inflammatory and symptomatic treatment, electronic laryngoscopy showed that the arytenoid mucosal edema had decreased and that the movement of the arytenoid was good. There was no recurrence of hemangioma during a 2‑year follow‑up period. Therefore, it is recommended that complete surgical resection using an ultrasonic scalpel should be considered for similar cases involving large laryngeal hemangiomas.

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