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Unusual case of laryngeal lipoma

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Lipomas are benign tumors, composed of fat cells of the adult type. While lipomas on the trunk and limbs are common, they are rare in the upper aerodigestive tract. Here we report a case of laryngeal lipoma presented with a complaint of change of voice.

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  1. Dept. of E.N.T., Seth V.S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India

    Jawahar Talsania, V. P. Shah, A. L. Shah, M. N. Goyal & S. V. Manjunatha Rao

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Talsania, J., Shah, V.P., Shah, A.L. et al. Unusual case of laryngeal lipoma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 59, 85–86 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0028-z

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