Successful transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery for leiomyoma in the base of the tongue

We report a rare case of tongue base leiomyoma successfully resected with transoral endoscopic surgery.A 14-year-old male was found to have a tongue base tumor. The tumor located in the right tongue base. It had a smooth surface and no deep invasion. The tumor was resected with transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery. There were no serious adverse events requiring further intervention.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - February 10, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Kazunori Fujiwara, Hiroaki Ehara, Satoshi Kuwamoto, Satoshi Koyama, Takahiro Fukuhara, Hiromi Takeuchi Tags: Case Report Source Type: research