Carcinoma presenting as idiopathic anterior glottic webs: A case series. Laryngoscope 2019 Sep;129(9):2118-2120
Date
12/30/2018Pubmed ID
30593686DOI
10.1002/lary.27711Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85059446974 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
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 MJAuthor
Jonathan Bock MD Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Glottis
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Laryngoscopy
Male
Middle Aged