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Carcinoma presenting as idiopathic anterior glottic webs: A case series. Laryngoscope 2019 Sep;129(9):2118-2120

Date

12/30/2018

Pubmed ID

30593686

DOI

10.1002/lary.27711

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85059446974 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

An anterior glottic web is an abnormal fusion of the anterior aspect of the membranous vocal folds. Noncongenital glottic webs are usually iatrogenic from intubation or laryngeal surgery. We present six adult patients whose initial in-office diagnoses were consistent with "idiopathic" benign anterior glottic webs as determined by three laryngologists (a.m.k., j.m.b., m.j.p.). Further evaluation revealed the diagnoses of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in all cases. The high risk of malignancy in cases of idiopathic anterior glottic web necessitates biopsy for tissue diagnosis of all such lesions. Laryngoscope, 129:2118-2120, 2019.

Author List

Ramaswamy AT, Tian L, Bock JM, Klein AM, Pitman MJ

Author

Jonathan Bock MD Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Glottis
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Laryngoscopy
Male
Middle Aged