Author/Authors :
Hamdan, Abdul-Latif American University of Beirut - Medical Center - Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Lebanon , HOMSI, MARIE-THERESE American University of Beirut - Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon , TURFE, ZAAHIR Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine, USA , BOULOS, FOUAD American University of Beirut - Medical Center - Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine, Lebanon
Abstract :
Case Presentation: A 56 year old woman presented to the Voice Clinic with recent history of change in voice quality associated with foreign body sensation in the throat and globus pharyngeus. Patient denied any symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux, namely heartburn and or regurgitation. She had history of smoking but no history of phonotraumatic behavior. Medical history was negative for any systemic illness. On perceptual evaluation, she had a rough voice with mild straining. Laryngeal video-endostroboscopy revealed a 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm polypoidal smooth mass arising from the anterior aspect of the right false vocal fold
