non-smoking woman presented with
a history of several months of progressively deteriorating
dysphonia associated with laryngeal dyspnoea with inspiratory
noises accentuated in the prone position.She did
not report any dysphagia or alteration of her general state.
Upper airway endoscopy (Fig. 1) revealed a supraglottic
tumour causing 80% obstruction of the airways. The glottis
remained accessible and had a normal appearance with good
laryngeal mobility. This tumour did not invade the laryngeal
mucosa. Neck palpation revealed a soft, painless left lateral
laryngeal mass with no skin tethering.