[Space-occupying lesion of the thyroid cartilage].
A 46-year-old patient had had a slowly growing progressive but painless prelaryngeal space-occupying lesion for approximately 1 year. In addition there was also a longstanding hyperuricemia with gout tophi on the metatarsal basal joints 1-5 of both hands. The extirpated tumor proved to be a gout tophus by histological examination. Although this is a rare occurrence it should be considered as the possible cause of a tumor if there is a corresponding case history.
Oztürk
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Universitäts-Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Deutschland. enderoeztuerk@yahoo.de
Dogan
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Bankfalvi
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Lehnerdt
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G
D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*