Metastatic calcification of the true vocal cords as a cause of hoarseness.
Visceral soft tissue calcification is common in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, metastatic calcification of the true vocal cords has not been described. We present a patient with chronic renal failure and hoarseness in whom an exophytic true vocal cord mass was diagnosed as a metastatic calcification.
Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014827:Vocal Cords