Laryngeal Paraganglioma Causing Airway Obstruction: A Case Report

Paragangliomas are neuroendocrine tumours commonly seen in the adrenal gland. The commonest paraganglioma that arises from extra-adrenal sites is carotid body. Paragangliomas are rarely seen in the larynx. It is, however, important to consider paragangliomas of the larynx in the differential diagnosis of the laryngeal masses. This study introduces a 63-year-old man who has been suffering from hoarseness for 18 months and has begun to experience dyspnea in recent times and who has had an operation due to the diagnosis of a laryngeal mass. The histopathologic result of the patient who was operated using laryngofissur procedure turned out to be paraganglioma. There was no recurrence in the postoperative 9th month. As in our case, considerably large-sized paragangliomas may be excised with laryngofissur procedure. However, surgeons have to be alert due to the serious bleeding risk during the local excision.