Subglottic plasma cell granuloma: report of a case.
A case of subglottic and tracheal plasma cell granuloma masquerading as tumor invasion by thyroid malignancy was successfully treated using CO2 laser. A 55-year-old woman with a history of inspiratory stridor of almost 10 months duration was admitted to our clinic, and examinations revealed a mass in the subglottic space and trachea obstructing the airway. CT scan findings was suggestive of tumor invasion from a thyroid gland malignancy, however, histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen showed it to be plasma cell granuloma. Cases of plasma cell granuloma of the larynx and trachea are reviewed and discussed.
Satomi
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Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Mori
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Ogasawara
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H
Kumoi
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T
Uematsu
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K
D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014986:Xeroradiography