title: Fibroepithelial polyp of the epiglottis.
abstract: METHODS
  Male, 11.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fibroepithelial polyp of epiglottis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dysphagia • sore throat.
  
  
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  OBJECTIVE
  Rare disease.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Fibroepithelial polyp, a common type of tumor in the skin and genitourinary tract, is very rare in the respiratory tract. We describe clinical, radiologic, and histological features of a fibroepithelial polyp as a rare cause of an epiglottic mass in a child.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old female presented with a 2-month history of sore throat and dysphagia. Flexible laryngoscopy and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a mass on the lingual surface of the epiglottis. The mass was removed using a carbon dioxide laser and was confirmed histologically as a fibroepithelial polyp.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibroepithelial polyp, although uncommon, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of epiglottic mass in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Farzal
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: Seckin O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ulualp
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rakheja
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery