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Cureus
July 2024
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Vallecular cysts (VCs) are rare benign lesions arising from the obstruction of mucous gland ducts. VCs are uncommon anomalies found in both pediatric and adult populations. They are also known as mucous-retention cysts, preepiglottic cysts, ductal cysts, base-of-tongue cysts, and epiglottis cysts.
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July 2024
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente East Bay, Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Lipomas are benign soft tissue neoplasms, involving the head and neck in roughly 15% of cases. We review a patient who presented with a palpable, anterior neck mass and progressive dysphagia, throat clearing, and dysphonia. He was found to have two simultaneous rare sites for head and neck lipomas: vallecular and intermuscular, anterior neck.
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September 2019
Onco-Anaesthesiology and Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vallecular cysts are a rare entity but can complicate the airway management due to the physical impediment and distortion of the laryngeal inlet. It can lead to fatal life-threatening airway obstruction postinduction of anaesthesia. Infancy compounds the risks due to lack of cooperation and physiological reserves.
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January 2018
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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