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Aneesh P Azeez1, Jayakumar R Menon2, Sadarudheen Ahamed3
1Kottayam, Kerala India Government Medical College.
Abstract:
Hemangioendothelioma (HEM) is a vascular tumour which is locally aggressive with a low-grade malignant potential. We present a rare case of HEM arising from the vocal cord of a 10-year-old female child. Video laryngoscopy clearly showed a large vocal cord polyp-like mass attached to middle one-third of left cord. Histopathological examination showed fragments of tissue with a neoplasm composed of spindle cells arranged diffusely admixed with numerous small vascular channels. These specific cells were positive for CD31, CD34, vimentin and ERG. Flexiblescopy and narrow band imaging were performed 3 weeks after surgery which showed no residual mass. Treatment of HEM is hampered by lack of proper guidelines and protocol. In this case of localized vocal cord lesion, a wide excision with regular follow up is considered ideal.
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