Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of Larynx – An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction

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  • Siva Kumar
  • Pritam Chatterjee
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMT) or plasma cell granuloma of the larynx is a rare lesion of larynx. There is a wide variability in the clinical manifestations, histologic features, and prognosis of IMTs depending on their exact site of occurrence and age group affected. We here present a case of huge laryngeal IMT, its diagnosis, management & brief review of literature. Our case illustrates the challenges raised by large laryngeal IMTs, one of the largest ever reported

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تاریخ انتشار 2016