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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(01): 43-45
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.56337
CASE REPORT

Carcinoma in situ of true vocal cord in a nonsmoker adolescent female

Dodul Mondal
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
,
Sayan Kundu
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
,
Subrata Chattopadhyay
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
,
Sumitava De
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
,
A Ghosh Dastidar
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
,
Amitabha Roy
Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, India
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Abstract

Carcinoma in situ (precancerous lesion) of true vocal cord in a nonsmoker adolescent female without any history of prior neck irradiation is rare. A 16-year-old female patient without any of the known risk factors presented with history of gradual-onset hoarseness of voice unrelieved by symptomatic treatments for 1 year. Contrast-enhanced CT scan of neck and laryngoscopy and histopathology of the tissue from irregular lesions along the medial margin of the left vocal cord diagnosed it as a case of carcinoma in situ of vocal cord. Absence of known risk factors and very young age of the patient made this case a rarity and hence the case is being reported.

Keywords

Carcinoma in situ - true vocal cord - adolescent - non smoker female


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19 November 2021

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