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Angyomatous vocal polypus--a complete spontaneous regression.

The authors describe a male patient who had malignant lymphoma seven years ago which remitted with chemotherapy. Two years ago he developed dysphonia. An unilateral, pediculate smooth red lesion on the right vocal fold was later discovered. Even without benefit of medicamentosus treatment, the patient refused surgery. In a reevaluation using rigid telescopy of the larynx two years later, the lesion had disappeared, completely and spontaneously. As there are no existing publications on this topic, this case report is an alert that surgery should be recommended with extrema caution in this type of vocal disease.

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Nasal septal pediculate carcinoma in situ: differential diagnosis.

Pediculated lesions of the nasal cavities are relatively common in daily practice, and include inflammatory polyps, benign tumors (papillomas being the most common), malignant tumors, and specific processes, such as polypoid rhinosporidiosis. The authors describe a female patient with a warty, pediculated, and asymptomatic lesion in the nasal septal mucosa. The anatomo-pathological exam showed this to be a "carcinoma in situ". The few bibliographic citations report only an association between the tumor and contact with wood dust, such as oak, ebony and beech. The patient was not exposed to these elements. It is important to emphasize the routine performance of a complete otolaryngological exam for patients seeking out specialists, in order to detect potentially malignant lesions whose early removal would permit a complete cure.

Adenocarcinoma↗