Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a 15-year-old.

 

Voon-Hoong FONG1, Iqbal Farim RIZAL WONG 1, Mohamed A SANI 1, Mazlinda MAHADZIR 2, Rosna YUNUS 3,

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, and 3 Department of

Pathology, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Malaysia

 

ABSTRACT

Laryngeal carcinoma in childhood is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 0.1% of all head and neck malignancies seen in children. Due to its rarity and non specific nature of symptoms, this malignant condition can be easily missed and treated as other common benign conditions. Early diagnosis is important as it influence the choice of treatment modality. We report a rare case of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a 15-year-old boy.

 

Keywords: Laryngeal neoplasm, children, squamous cell carcinoma, total laryngectomy

 

Correspondence author: Voon-Hoong Fong, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +60126136564

E mail: daihoong@yahoo.com

 

Brunei Int Med J. 2014; 10 (1): 42-45

 

 

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