The Face is the Index of the Mind: Laryngoscopy in a Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Patient With Mucosal Involvement

Laryngeal multiple mucosal neurinomas can make intubation difficult. A 16-year-old female referred to the general surgery department complaining of hoarseness and itchy throat for the past 18 months. Her symptoms had not resolved after medical treatments. After examination, the patient was admitted to the hospital and radical neck dissection was scheduled for her. Since it was assumed that lesions similar to lesions of the tongue might exist in the patient’s respiratory tract, outpatient laryngoscopy and fibroscopy was performed. A yellow-white lesion was seen in front of the left-sided vocal cord. Pathological findings of the lesion confirmed neurinoma. Laryngoscopy and tube insertion were done using a GlideScope. During the laryngoscopy, the neurinoma did not make any difficulty and the patient was intubated successfully.