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Fibroepithelial Polyp Arising from the Epiglottis
Author(s) -
McIntyre John Bradley,
Ulualp Seckin,
CopeYokoyama Sandy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22300
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , medicine , epiglottis , head and neck , center (category theory) , general surgery , surgery , larynx , crystallography , chemistry
A fibroepithelial polyp is an inflammatory polyp commonly seen in the skin, vulva, and the neck of uterus, but fibroepithelial polyp is rarely seen in the head and neck region and respiratory tract. The etiology of fibroepithelial polyp seems to be related to chronic inflammatory process. Histopathologically fibroepithelial polyp is characterized with fibroinflammatory lesion with an edematous stroma.

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