The rare adult vocal cord hemangioma: A case report

Abstract

Laryngeal hemangiomas are benign tumors and are categorized into two types—infantile and adult. Adult-type vocal cord hemangiomas are very rare and uncommon in clinical practice. A 71-year-old man came to medical attention because of blood-tinged sputum and hoarseness for 1-month duration. Endoscopic examination revealed a well-demarcated vegetative lesion attached to the right vocal cord. The lesion was superficially located, and therefore amenable to complete surgical excision. Post-operation followed up showed improved symptoms and without evidence of local recurrence. Based on the histopathological features, a diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma of the vocal cord was rendered. Currently, there is no clear and unequivocal treatment and management modality in adult-type hemangioma, we reported a case with adult-type laryngeal hemangioma using cold instrument microlaryngoscopic excision technique with satisfied result.

Keywords:

• Hoarseness
• hemangioma
• cavernous hemangioma
• vocal cord

Ethical approval

Informed consent was obtained from the patient of this case report, and the study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kaohsiung Medical university (the IRB number was KMUHIRB-E(I)-20220059).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).