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Case Reports
. 2009 Oct-Dec;19(4):296-7.
doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.57212.

Reinke's edema

Sanjay Jain  1 , Ravi Varma, Biswajyoti Hazarika, Sultan Pradhan, Asif Momin
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Case Reports

Reinke's edema

Sanjay Jain et al. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2009 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

A unique imaging dilemma is presented where vocal fold thickening due to Reinke's edema mimicked tumor invasion of the vocal cords in a known case of thyroid malignancy.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic image showing edematous vocal cords (arrows)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial CT scan at the level of the arytenoid cartilages shows diffuse soft tissue thickening of the vocal folds and paraglottic fat (arrows). The superior pole of the thyroid neoplasm is noted (arrowhead). Note that there is no evidence of thyroid cartilage invasion (curved arrows)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Diagram showing Reinke's space-Reinke's space (arrows), vocal ligament (arrowhead), vocalis muscle (curved arrow)
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References

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