title: Laryngeal inflammation mimicking laryngeal carcinoma.
abstract: A case of severe inflammation with an exuberant granulation lesion of the larynx that mimicked laryngeal tumour is presented. A patient who was a chronic smoker, with a history of hoarse voice underwent multiple endoscopies and biopsies, confirmed histopathologically as acute and, subsequently, as chronic inflammation. The tumour-like tissue in the larynx responded dramatically to prolonged antibiotic treatment. We emphasize the importance of histological confirmation before embarking on removal of an essential organ or part of the body which could lead to physical or emotional scarring.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Manohar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McArthur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tulbah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed