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| Gross = | | Gross = | ||
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| Site = vocal cord - see ''[[head and neck pathology]]'' | | Site = [[vocal cord]] - also see ''[[head and neck pathology]]'' | ||
| Assdx = | | Assdx = | ||
| Syndromes = | | Syndromes = | ||
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Etiology: overuse, | *Etiology: overuse, "phonatory trauma"<ref name=pmid19730264>{{Cite journal | last1 = Karkos | first1 = PD. | last2 = McCormick | first2 = M. | title = The etiology of vocal fold nodules in adults. | journal = Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | volume = 17 | issue = 6 | pages = 420-3 | month = Dec | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/MOO.0b013e328331a7f8 | PMID = 19730264 }}</ref> (yelling). | ||
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Left Vocal Cord Polyp, Excision: | |||
- Stratified squamous epithelium with compact hyperkeratosis and stromal | |||
edema, consistent with benign vocal cord nodule or polyp. | |||
- NEGATIVE for malignancy. | |||
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VOCAL CORD LESION, EXCISION: | VOCAL CORD LESION, EXCISION: | ||