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Anormalidades Craniofaciais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico , Doenças Linfáticas/diagnóstico , Doenças Faríngeas/diagnóstico , Região Branquial/anormalidades , Criança , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Pescoço/anormalidades , Pescoço/embriologia , Pescoço/patologia , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/diagnósticoRESUMO
We describe the case of a 10-day-old boy who was brought to the hospital with stridor and respiratory distress. He was diagnosed with stenosis caused by a subglottic cyst. After the cyst was removed endoscopically, the patient's symptoms resolved. Pathology identified the cyst as ectopic thymic tissue. This case is noteworthy because we believe it represents the first reported instance of ectopic thymic tissue in the subglottis.
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Coristoma/cirurgia , Cisto Mediastínico/complicações , Cisto Mediastínico/cirurgia , Sons Respiratórios/etiologia , Timo , Coristoma/patologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Cuidados Intraoperatórios , Laringoscopia/métodos , Laringe , Masculino , Cisto Mediastínico/patologia , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Sons Respiratórios/diagnósticoRESUMO
Only two cases of juvenile xanthogranuloma of the larynx have been previously reported in the literature. We report a new case, which occurred in an 18-month-old girl. The patient was brought to us for treatment of stridor and respiratory distress. During examination, she was found to have a subglottic mass. The lesion was treated with laser microlaryngoscopy, which relieved the patient's respiratory distress and obviated the need for tracheotomy. Pathologic examination of the mass revealed that it was consistent with a juvenile xanthogranuloma. Juvenile xanthogranuloma is generally a benign and self-limiting disease, but complications can occur when the space that the tumor occupies causes functional impairment.