Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Angiomyolipoma of the Vallecula : A Case Report

후두개곡에 발생한 혈관근육지방종 1예

  • Lee, Sang Youl (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Kim, Deok Su (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Jang, Gyu Ho (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Kim, Jeong Kyu (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • 이상열 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김덕수 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 장규호 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김정규 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.08.25
  • Accepted : 2015.09.21
  • Published : 2015.11.30
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Abstract

Angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor that is composed of adipose tissue, blood vessels and smooth muscle. The kidney is the most common location of this tumor. In the larynx, angiomyolipoma has been rarely reported in the literature. We describe the patient of 64-year-old male with an angiomyolipoma arising from the vallecula. The tumor had a smooth surface with numerous small vessels and showed heterogeneous contrast enhancement on CT. The tumor was not adhesive to surrounding tissue and was completely removed by laryngomicrosurgery with $CO_2$ laser. Microscopically, the tumor is composed of mature adipose tissue, tortuous thick walled blood vessels and thick bundles of smooth muscle.

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