Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2008 Feb;51(2):206-208.
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Vocal Cord Mimicking Vocal Polyp
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. ssykhs@med.yu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon benign fibroinflammatory mass that is composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells with acute and chronic inflammatory cells. IMT may arise within numerous organs such as lung, intestine, orbit and paranasal sinuses. However, IMT of the larynx is extremely rare. IMT can have systemic manifestations including fever of unknown origin, anemia, thrombocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The treatment of IMT is complete excision, but in some cases, additional therapy such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy may be required. Recently, we experienced a case of IMT which was originated from the right true vocal cord and mimicking the vocal polyp. So, we report this case with a review of the literature.
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