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Pathology Quiz Case 1
Ritvik P. Mehta, MD;
William C. Faquin, MD, PhD;
Ramon A. Franco, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;132:1390.
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A 48-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of worsening dysphonia and dyspnea. He had been intubated for approximately 8 days after a partial liver resection 1 year earlier. He reported limited exercise tolerance owing to his progressive dyspnea. He also reported episodes of coughing and choking while swallowing thin liquids. His medical history was significant for metastatic colon cancer, hypertension, arthritis, and sleep apnea. He denied any history of tobacco or alcohol use.
On flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy, there was a large scar band spanning the interarytenoid region that significantly limited vocal fold mobility (Figure 1). The glottal aperture was fixed. Suspension microlaryngoscopy was subsequently performed for resection of the posterior glottic stenosis. During surgery, a firm calcified mass was observed spanning the interarytenoid region and fixing both arytenoids. The scar/mass did not extend to . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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