Swain Santosh-Kumar, Sahu Mahesh-Chandra
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha"O"Anusandhan University (Deemed to be), K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.
Directorate of Medical Research, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha"O" Anusandhan University (Deemed to be), K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jul;31(105):251-255.
Carcinoma of the larynx is an extremely uncommon clinical entity in pediatric age. The diagnosis of the laryngeal carcinoma is often delayed due to the low index of suspicion. The factors contributing to delayed diagnosis include the similarity of its symptoms to common benign lesions of the larynx in childhood and difficult examination of the larynx in pediatric patients. The treatment of laryngeal carcinoma is still a challenge due to the lack of available guidelines among pediatric patients.
An 11-year-old male presented with hoarseness of voice over the last 3 month and was diagnosed with laryngeal carcinoma based on the fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy examinations and biopsy. He was treated with a complete course of radiotherapy.
This case is reported due to the paucity of the laryngeal carcinoma cases among pediatric patients in medical literature. The obtained results will create awareness among clinician to rule out laryngeal carcinoma in pediatric patients with laryngeal symptoms, such as the hoarseness of voice which will help early diagnosis and treatment.
喉癌在儿童时期是一种极为罕见的临床病症。由于怀疑指数较低，喉癌的诊断常常被延迟。导致诊断延迟的因素包括其症状与儿童期常见喉部良性病变相似，以及儿科患者喉部检查困难。由于缺乏针对儿科患者的可用指南，喉癌的治疗仍然是一项挑战。
一名11岁男性在过去3个月出现声音嘶哑，经纤维鼻咽喉镜检查和活检被诊断为喉癌。他接受了完整疗程的放射治疗。
报告该病例是因为医学文献中儿科患者喉癌病例较少。所获得的结果将提高临床医生对有喉部症状（如声音嘶哑）的儿科患者排除喉癌的意识，这将有助于早期诊断和治疗。
