Neurofibromas of the larynx occur sporadically or in association with von Recklinghausen's disease. The first reported case of isolated endolaryngeal neurofibroma in 1925
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has been followed by occasional reports.
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The aryepiglottic folds are the usual sites of occurrence, and the tumor frequently obscures the endolarynx. Following is a case of solitary neurofibroma of the larynx; preoperative diagnosis was difficult to make, and the tumor was treated surgically.
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