Pseudocarcinomatous Hyperplasia of the Larynx Due to Candida Albicans

Autor: Hicks, Julius N., Peters, Glenn E.
Zdroj: The Laryngoscope; June 1982, Vol. 92 Issue: 6 p644-647, 4p
Abstrakt: A female patient presented with hoarseness. Findings on physical examination showed whitish true vocal cords. Laryngeal biopsies were performed on two occasions. On the first biopsy a histopathological diagnosis of Candida albicansand acanthosis was controversial because the acanthosis resembled squamous cell carcinoma. On the second biopsy, several months later, the diagnosis of acanthosis was again controversial, but a diagnosis of pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia was not determined until several months later. Finally, we can point out that pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia can be associated with primary candidiasis and state that hoarseness, whitish true vocal cords, and pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia can masquerade as squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.
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