Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumour mimicking bilateral vocal process granuloma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-104

  Gan, E C ^a   Lau, D P C ^a   Chuah, K L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Granulomas; Larynx immunocompromised; Smooth muscle tumour; Vocal process

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNX TUMOR; MUSCLE TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LARYNX DISORDER; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 40349116416     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107007682     Document Type: Article

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