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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat2018

Laryngeal Pilar Cyst Masquerading as an Internal/External Laryngocele.

Christine M Kim, Michael A Holliday, Kenneth A Newkirk

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christine M KimDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-8066
Michael A HollidayDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kenneth A NewkirkCoastal Ear, Nose and Throat, Neptune City, NJ, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to document and describe a case of a laryngeal pilar cyst and to review the literature.

methodsWe describe the case of a 65-year-old woman with a laryngeal pilar cyst presenting with occasional ear pain and positional dyspnea, with imaging studies suggesting external/internal laryngocele. We also review the existing clinical literature.

resultsPilar cysts are adnexal skin lesions most commonly found in the scalp of elderly women. They generally have a benign course, but in rare instances single or multiple foci of proliferating cells can lead to the neoplastic formation of proliferating trichilemmal cysts, which carry malignant potential. Depending on the location of the cyst, pilar cysts may also present functional challenges for the patient.

conclusionsHerein, we describe a pilar cyst in and around the larynx appearing initially as a laryngocele. Pilar cysts may present surrounding the larynx and may be mistaken for a vast array of pathologies. It is important to keep the differential broad when evaluating laryngeal masses.

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laryngocelelarynxPilar cysttrichilemmal cyst

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PMID30574000
PMCPMC6299294
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