This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Robert A. Weisman, MD; Horst R. Konrad, MD; Rinaldo F. Canalis, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1980;106(5):294-297.

Abstract
• An unusual granular cell myoblastoma occurred surrounding the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Available information regarding the origin, biologic behavior, and treatment of such tumors arising from the cervical trachea was reviewed. Frequently, the histologic features cause this lesion to be mistaken for a malignant tumor, and errors in diagnosis and treatment may be made. To our knowledge, encasement of a major motor nerve in the neck by a granular cell neoplasm has never before been reported. Since the overwhelming majority of these tumors behave in a benign fashion, we recommend that the surgeon attempt to spare functionally important nerves in rare instances when they are grossly surrounded by tumor.

(Arch Otolaryngol 106:294-297, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles. Dr Weisman is currently with the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr Konrad is now with the Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Southern Illinois University, Springfield.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 14, 1979.

Read before the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, Jan 21, 1978.

Reprint requests to Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Dr Weisman).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?