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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar-Apr;40(2):159-162.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2020.159. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Asian woman with difficulty in swallowing

Asli Tanrivermis Sayit  1 , Muzaffer Elmali  1 , Ugur Yildirim  2 , Seda Gun  3 , Mehmet Koyuncu  2
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Asian woman with difficulty in swallowing

Asli Tanrivermis Sayit et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2020 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) shows a mass-like thickening (arrow) of the epiglottis. There are no enlarged lymph nodes.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The (a) axial T1 weighted TSE (TR/TE: 742/8) image and (b) Coronal fat-saturated T2 weighted image (WI; TR/TE: 4000/42) show a thickened epiglottis (arrow). The epiglottis is hypointense on T1-WI and hyperintense on fat-suppressed T2-WI. (c) The gadolinium-enhanced fat-suppressed axial T1-WI (TR/TE: 4300/62) shows non-homogeneous diffuse enhancement of the epiglottis.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Swelling of the epiglottis with a normal mucosal surface on fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
(a) Lymphoid follicles with reactive germinal centers, eosinophils, and proliferating vascular structures in the submucosal area (HE ×100). (b) Eosinophilic infiltration and endothelial hyperplasia (HE ×400).
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