Vocal process granulomata

The case records and histology of 34 patients with vocal process granulomata were reviewed. The five patients presenting most recently with idiopathic vocal process granulomata were investigated by axial computerized tomography (CT). Increased density of the arytenoid cartilage on the side of the le...

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Published inJournal of laryngology and otology Vol. 108; no. 3; p. 216
Main Authors McFerran, D J, Abdullah, V, Gallimore, A P, Pringle, M B, Croft, C B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1994
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Arytenoid Cartilage - diagnostic imaging
Female
Granuloma, Laryngeal - etiology
Granuloma, Laryngeal - pathology
Granuloma, Laryngeal - therapy
Humans
Larynx - diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vocal Cords - pathology
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Summary:The case records and histology of 34 patients with vocal process granulomata were reviewed. The five patients presenting most recently with idiopathic vocal process granulomata were investigated by axial computerized tomography (CT). Increased density of the arytenoid cartilage on the side of the lesion was found in all five cases. It is suggested that this indicates cartilage ossification, secondary to perichondritis. This perichondritis, playing either a primary or a secondary role in granuloma development, may explain the annoying tendency of vocal fold granulomata to recur after excision.
ISSN:0022-2151
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100126337