A laryngocele diagnosed at three years of age

Abstract

<p>Laryngocele is a rare cervical lesion of childhood that may present either with a mass or respiratory distress. Therefore, other causes such as thyroglossal cyst or dermoid cyst are primarily suspected in a case with a midline cervical mass and the diagnosis of laryngocele is usually made after surgical exploration and histopathologic analysis. Herein a three- year- old boy, in whom the diagnosis of an external laryngocele was achieved after surgical intervention and histopathological analysis, is presented and the differential diagnosis is overviewed.</p>

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<p>?? ya??nda saptanm?? bir laringosel olgusu</p>

<p>Laringosel; boyunda kitle ya da solunum s?k?nt?s? ile belirti verir. ?ocukluk d?neminde pek s?k rastlanmayan bir lezyondur. Bu nedenle boyunda kitle ile ba?vuran bir hastada ?n planda dermoid kist, tiroglossal kist gibi ba?ka nedenler d???n?l?r ve laringosel tan?s?na ?o?unlukla cerrahi eksplorasyondaki bulgular ve histopatolojik inceleme ile ula??l?r. Bu yaz?da, eksternal laringosel tan?s? cerrahi giri?im sonras?nda histopatolojik inceleme ile konan ?? ya??nda bir erkek ?ocuk sunulmu? ve ay?r?c? tan? yap?larak de?erlendirilmi?tir.</p>