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Posterior cleft larynx associated with hamartoma:

A case report and literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. J. Lyons*
Affiliation:
Sheffield
S. Variend
Affiliation:
Sheffield
*
T. J. Lyons, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. Ed., The Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2Th.

Summary

Posterior cleft larynx associated with a local hamartoma is a rare malformation complex. Clinical diagnosis may be elusive. We report such a combination in a newborn infant dying soon after birth with upper airways obstruction.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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