A case of ectopic salivary gland of the larynx

Publication date: Available online 24 August 2017
Source:Auris Nasus Larynx
Author(s): Shori Tajima, Kouichi Yamauchi, Ryuzaburo Higo, Katsuhisa Ikeda
A 46-year-old man presented with sore throat. Laryngoscopic findings revealed a smooth yellow mass occupying the anterior portion of the false vocal fold on the left side. The authors performed biopsy under general anesthesia. The histopathological diagnosis was ectopic salivary gland. Because salivary glands are usually not found under the false vocal fold mucosa, ectopic salivary gland of the larynx was diagnosed.It is necessary to consider the possibility of ectopic salivary gland for mass lesions if swelling of the provisional vocal cord is found.



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