Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Left Recurrent Inferior Laryngeal Nerve with Right Sided Aortic Arch

우측 대동맥활이 동반된 좌측 반회하후두신경 1예

  • Kim, Kyoung Hun (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Nam Young (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Guk Haeng (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Ik Joon (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
  • 김경헌 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 김남영 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 이국행 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 최익준 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과)
  • Received : 2017.01.17
  • Accepted : 2017.04.28
  • Published : 2017.05.30
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Abstract

A non-recurrent laryngeal nerve on the left side is a rare anomaly which is reported in 0.04% and it is associated with abnormal developments of the aortic arch during embryogenesis. Although the possibility is extremely low, it is important to consider the possible existence of a non-recurrent laryngeal nerve to prevent a nerve injury during thyroidectomy. We experienced a 42 year-old male with left thyroid papillary cancer who had right side aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery. Even though we found that this patient had a recurrent laryngeal nerve, we present this case of the right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery variation with a brief review of literature.

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