Misdiagnosed rare subglottic lesions with bronchial asthma as the initial symptom

Ya-Feng Yu; Hong-Yang Ling; Gen-Sheng Xiao; Peng Sun; Man-Yi Li; Wen-Ying Wu

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.023

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Misdiagnosed rare subglottic lesions with bronchial asthma as the initial symptom☆

Ya-Feng Yu, MD

Hong-Yang Ling, MD

Gen-Sheng Xiao, MD

Peng Sun, MD

Man-Yi Li, MD

Wen-Ying Wu, MD

Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.023

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Fig. 1

Laryngeal CT scan revealed severe stenosis and soft tissue in the subglottic area. A, The white arrowhead indicates the neoplasm. B, Histopathology revealed a mixed tumor (hematoxylin and eosin staining) (magnification ×200).

Fig. 2

Laryngeal CT scan revealed a neoplasm in the subglottic area. A, The white arrowhead indicates the neoplasm. B, Histopathology revealed a well-differentiated mucoepidermoid carcinoma (hematoxylin and eosin staining) (magnification×200).

Fig. 3

A, Video fibrolaryngoscopy revealed extensive lesions in the glottic and subglottic areas. B, Histopathology revealed an amyloidosis with chronic inflammation (hematoxylin and eosin staining) (magnification ×200).

Fig. 4

Laryngeal CT scan revealed soft tissue surrounding the subglottic area. A, The white arrowhead indicates the neoplasm. The profile photograph of the patient reveals that he has a saddle nose. B, The white arrowhead indicates the saddle nose.

Early-stage subglottic lesions are easily misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma. We report on 4 cases of rare subglottic lesions. Our aim is to provide insights for the accurate diagnosis of subglottic lesions.

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☆Funding source: Science and Technology Bureau of Suzhou (No:SYS201228).

Misdiagnosed rare subglottic lesions with bronchial asthma as the initial symptom☆

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