Beware: unilateral Reinke's oedema of the larynx.
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چکیده
A thirty year-old man presented with hoarseness of recent onset. The underlying cause was a glottic schwannoma, which led to development of unilateral Reinke's oedema. Schwannomas arising in the paraglottic space are rare.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Irish medical journal
دوره 107 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014