title: Osteoblastoma of the larynx: a case report.
abstract: We describe a unique case of an osteoblastoma in the cricoid cartilage of a 50-year-old man who presented with hoarseness and progressive dyspnea. Panendoscopic examination revealed a reddish tumor at the left side of the cricoid cartilage. Computed tomography (CT) imaging showed a sclerotic lesion involving the cricoid cartilage, protruding in the airway lumen. The tumor was removed via an external procedure. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of osteoblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Quirine C P
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Ledeboer
authors.forename: Jeroen D F
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kerrebijn
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Govaere
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: den Bakker
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed