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Primary lymphoma of the subglottic airway in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome mimicking high laryngotracheal stenosis.

Korst RJ

Department of Surgery, Valley Health System, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. korsro@valleyhealth.com

Primary B cell lymphoma of the central airways is a rare tumor. This report describes a case of primary B cell lymphoma of the subglottic airway in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome, which resembled a benign, cicatricial subglottic stenosis. Successful management was achieved using surgical resection with laryngotracheal reconstruction.

Published 23 October 2007 in Ann Thorac Surg, 84(5): 1756-8.
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