Bilateral dystrophic ossification of the thyroid cartilage appearing as symmetrical laryngeal masses.
Primary cartilaginous lesions of the larynx are relatively uncommon. We present a case of bilaterally pseudocystic lesion of the thyroid cartilage that demonstrated progressive calcification. Pathologic analysis showed features suggesting a dystrophic lesion with no evidence of malignancy. We hypothesize that repetitive microtrauma related to muscular overuse probably led to inflammatory changes at tendinous insertions on the laryngeal cartilage and resulted in dystrophic ossification of the laryngeal cartilage.
Galline
J
J
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital du Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Marsot-Dupuch
K
K
Bigel
P
P
Lasjaunias
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed