title: An unusual cause of foreign-body sensation in the throat: a displaced superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage.
abstract: Foreign-body sensation is a nonspecific symptom of aerodigestive tract diseases. We describe the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with a foreign-body sensation in the throat that was found to be caused by a displaced superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage. Such a displacement is not well known, but we believe that it may not be rare. These cases can be overlooked and misdiagnosed as chronic nonspecific pharyngitis or laryngopharyngeal reflux. However, a careful laryngoscopic examination by an otolaryngologist who considers the possibility of such a pathology may result in an accurate diagnosis, which might spare an affected patient from a lifelong pharmacotherapeutic regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Gkioukxel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saritzali
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albayram
authors.forename: Batuhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology*; D012677:Sensation; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*