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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(04): 296-297
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57212
Head & Neck Radiology

Reinke′s edema

Sanjay Jain
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai - 400 010, India
,
Ravi Varma
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai - 400 010, India
,
Biswajyoti Hazarika
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai - 400 010, India
,
Sultan Pradhan
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai - 400 010, India
,
Asif Momin
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai - 400 010, India
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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.

Keywords

Reinke′s space - Computed Tomography


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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