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A Rare Case of Laryngeal Hamartoma

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Hamartoma presenting in the larynx is a rare entity. The common presentation of such a lesion may include stridor, hoarseness of voice, choking sensation, dyspnea and in children, failure to thrive. It is a benign lesion and can be confused with other benign lesions like lipoma, fibroma, chondromas etc. Pathologically it consists of a mesodermal compartment and a granular compartment. Hamartomas mainly occur  in pediatric age group. When it occurs  in adults, males are more commonly affected than females. With  very few cases reported so far, we present a case of laryngeal hamartoma presenting in a lady with progressive hoarseness of voice as a presenting feature.

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  1. Prime Care Hospital, Bangalore, India

    Saud Ahmed & S. Sharfa Afreen

  2. MVJ Medical College, Bangalore, India

    S. R. Raja Parthiban

  3. Medall Diagnostics, Bangalore, India

    H. K. Anand

  4. 1st Year Post Graduate at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

    Quddusia Fatima

  5. Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India

    Purushottam Chavan

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Ahmed, S., Afreen, S.S., Parthiban, S.R.R. et al. A Rare Case of Laryngeal Hamartoma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74 (Suppl 3), 4962–4964 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02498-9

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