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Quiz Case 2
Joel H. Blumin, MD;
Anthony A. Golsorkhi, BS;
Gary M. Feinberg, MD;
Gerald S. Berke, MD
Los Angeles (Drs Blumin and Berke and Mr Golsorkhi) and Riverside
(Dr Feinberg), Calif
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:595-598.
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A 48-YEAR-OLD man presented with an 8-month history of a chronic cough.
Examination revealed changes consistent with reflux laryngitis, and an aggressive
antireflux regimen was initiated. The patient, who was otherwise healthy,
did not have an appreciable response to medical therapy. Because of the persistent
nature of his cough, he was taken to the operating room for evaluation with
triple endoscopy, which revealed a pedunculated tracheal mass emanating from
the right tracheal wall, approximately 2 cm distal to the cricoid cartilage
(Figure 1). Because a vascular lesion
was considered, a biopsy specimen was not obtained. The patient was transferred
to the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Medicine for
further care.
Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans were obtained
to evaluate the extent of local disease and to determine . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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