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Cartilaginous metaplasia of the epiglottis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. H. S. Lee  and
A. D. Ramsay
A. H. S. Lee*
Affiliation:
(Southampton)
A. D. Ramsay
Affiliation:
(Southampton)
*
Dr A. H. S. Lee, Department of Histopathology, Level E, South Academic Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO9 4XY.
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Abstract

Metaplastic elastic cartilaginous tissue has been described in the vocal cord, vestibular fold and ventricle of the larynx. This report documents a case in which cartilaginous metaplasia developed in the soft tissue of the epiglottis following an episode of epiglottitis.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 11 , November 1990 , pp. 903 - 904
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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