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D J Beste

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Pediatric laryngeal granular cell tumor.

Granular cell tumor of the larynx is an uncommon, benign tumor which has rarely been described in the pediatric population. Fewer than 10 cases in children under the age of 10 years have been reported. This paper describes two pediatric patients: An eight-year-old boy with a seven-year history of hoarseness due to an anterior subglottic tumor, and an 11-year-old boy with a one-year history of hoarseness due to a left true vocal cord tumor. Subglottic involvement by laryngeal granular cell tumor is rare in adults, but has been seen in half of the reported cases in the pediatric population. The clinical course of granular cell tumor and its pathology are reviewed.

Child

Microtrapdoor flap repair of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis.

Twenty patients have undergone repair of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis by microtrapdoor accessing of scar or soft tissue and removal with the carbon dioxide laser. A total of 34 flap procedures were performed in the 20 patients. Follow-up ranged from 8 months to 4 years, and 30 of these flaps were considered successful on the basis of improvement of the airway. The only complications were postoperative granulation tissue in 2 patients that responded to endoscopic removal.

Adult