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Pseudomass lesions due to occult trauma of the larynx
Author(s) -
Hanson David G.,
Mancuso Anthony A.,
Hanafee William N.
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198211000-00005
Subject(s) - thyroid cartilage , occult , medicine , larynx , computed tomography , deformity , computed tomographic , radiology , signs and symptoms , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Fracture of the laryngeal skeleton is best diagnosed by computed tomography. Deformity of the laryngeal cartilage may cause signs and symptoms that suggest neoplastic submucosal mass. Symptoms may not develop until years after the original injury. A series is described in which the patients demonstrate the characteristic signs, symptoms, and computed tomographic appearance of old, often forgotten, fractures of the thyroid cartilage. The diagnosis is best made by computed axial tomography of the neck.