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Paediatr Int Child Health · Nov 2016
Case ReportsHuge epiglottic cyst: a rare cause of airway obstruction in an adolescent.
- Chih-Chen Chang, Li-Ang Lee, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Chuen Hsueh, and Chao-Jan Wang.
- a Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
- Paediatr Int Child Health. 2016 Nov 1; 36 (4): 305-307.
AbstractA 15-year-old boy presented with airway obstruction and a history of sore throat and progressive dyspnoea for 1 month. A lateral neck radiograph showed an enlarged epiglottis, and a neck computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a cyst attached to the lingual surface of the epiglottis. A large epiglottic cyst, 4 cm in length, was removed surgically. Epiglottic cysts have been reported to cause airway obstruction in neonates, infants and adults, but, to the best of our knowledge, it has rarely been reported in adolescents.
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