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Carcinoma presenting as idiopathic anterior glottic webs: A case series
Author(s) -
Ramaswamy Apoorva T.,
Tian Lisa,
Bock Jonathan M.,
Klein Adam M.,
Pitman Michael J.
Publication year - 2019
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.27711
Subject(s) - medicine , glottis , malignancy , medical diagnosis , vocal folds , carcinoma , biopsy , laryngoscopy , laryngeal neoplasm , surgery , larynx , radiology , pathology , intubation
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