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Case Studies | Health and Medical Sciences | India | Volume 11 Issue 6, June 2022 | Rating: 4.3 / 10
A Rare Case of Laryngeal Salivary Gland Choristoma
Dr. Nikhil Kumar Soni, Dr. Priyanshi Gupta, Dr. Prateek Sharma
Abstract: This case report of a 65-year-old male who presented with progressively hoarse, weak voice and frequent throat clearing who on laryngeal examination revealed a single broad based right vocal cord mass at the junction of anterior one-third and posterior two-third with normal left vocal cord, having phonatory gap due to mass effect which on surgical excision by micro-laryngeal surgery followed by histopathology concluded as salivary gland choristoma. Choristoma is a normal salivary glandtissue at an abnormal location.
Keywords: Choristoma, Micro laryngeal surgery, Heterotopic salivary gland tissue
Edition: Volume 11 Issue 6, June 2022,
Pages: 1460 - 1461