title: Penetrating foreign body mimicking supraglottic carcinoma.
abstract: Penetrating trauma to the neck is a rare observation. We report the first case of laryngeal myofibroblastic tumor due to a persistent splinter of glass in the preepiglottic space, which presented with recurrent mild hemoptysis and cough, and mimicked supraglottic carcinoma. The clinical and imaging evaluations are herein reported. Finally, medical and surgical options in the management of this unusual observation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolzoni
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peretti
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pedruzzi
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicolai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth; C436518:DiAg protein, Dirofilaria immitis