A Case of Neurilemmoma of the Larynx

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2009;25(2):171-173.
Published online November 30, 2009.

Sung Su Lee;Dong Wook Lee;Woo Sub Shim;Young Eun Moon

후두에 발생한 신경초종 1예

이성수;이동욱;심우섭;문영은

Abstract

Neurilemmoma is a relatively rare benign tumor which may be derived from nerve sheath of the peripheral, sym-pathetic and cranial nerve except the optic nerve and olfactory nerve. And it is a characteristically solitary and well-encapsulated mass. About 25% of neurilemmoma occurs in the head and neck region and the acoustic nerve is most frequently involved, but neurilemmoma of the larynx is rare. Recently, we experienced a case of neurilemmoma oc-curred in the right aryepiglottic fold of the larynx. The tumor was successfully removed by transoral approach un-der direct laryngoscope. So we report this case with literature review.

Key Words: Neurilemmoma, Larynx