Epiglottic carcinoma as a cause of laryngeal penetration and aspiration.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our investigation was to review a series of patients with epiglottic carcinoma to elucidate the clinical and videofluoroscopic findings in these individuals. CONCLUSION. Patients with epiglottic carcinoma often present with symptoms of aspiration or pharyngeal dysphagia of relatively brief duration in the absence of a preexisting neurologic disease. In this clinical setting, barium studies are useful not only for detecting the epiglottic carcinoma but also for delineating the presence and mechanism of laryngeal penetration or tracheobronchial aspiration.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Deglutition Disorders
- Epiglottis
- Inhalation
- Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Larynx