title: Plasma cell polyp of the vocal fold.
abstract: Plasma cell polyps of the vocal fold (plasma cell granulomas) are rare inflammatory polyps of the larynx. They should be included in the clinical and histological differential diagnosis of laryngeal polyps. Histologically they are polyclonal aggregates of plasma cells. It is essential to distinguish them from monoclonal, neoplastic plasma cell proliferations. The treatment of choice is surgical resection, although radiotherapy, laser ablation, antibiotics and steroids have been used successfully. We present a case of plasma cell granuloma presenting as a vocal fold polyp, treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St Mark's NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salto-Tellez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome