Cytotoxic Agents in the Treatment of Laryngeal Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Voice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 481-484

  Agrawal, Yuri ^a   Godin, David A ^b   Belafsky, Peter C ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Cytotoxic agents; Larynx; Methotrexate; Sarcoid; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX SARCOIDOSIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NECK TUMOR; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AZATHIOPRINE; CYTOTOXINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747086505     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.10.010     Document Type: Review

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