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Plasma cell polyp of the vocal fold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. B. J. P. Lee ,
S. Kundu  and
M. Salto-Tellez
S. B. J. P. Lee
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Northwick Park and St Mark’s NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
S. Kundu
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Northwick Park and St Mark’s NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
M. Salto-Tellez
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Northwick Park and St Mark’s NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
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Abstract

Plasma cell polyps of the vocal fold (plasma cell granulomas) are rare inflammatory polyps of the larynx. They should be included in the clinical and histological differential diagnosis of laryngeal polyps. Histologically they are polyclonal aggregates of plasma cells. It is essential to distinguish them from monoclonal, neoplastic plasma cell proliferations. The treatment of choice is surgical resection, although radiotherapy, laser ablation, antibiotics and steroids have been used successfully. We present a case of plasma cell granuloma presenting as a vocal fold polyp, treated surgically.

Keywords

Laryngeal NeoplasmsGranulomaPlasma CellVocal Cords
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 8 , August 2000 , pp. 646 - 648
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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