%0 Journal Article
%T Case Report: Gouty Tophus of the Larynx
%A Chung-Yu Hao
%A Yih-Jeng Tsai
%A Hsing-Mei Wu
%A Chia-Jung Lee
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 43-48
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2021.101005
%X Gout is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by a deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint or soft tissue. Gout manifestations in head and neck region are rare, and larynx is an infrequently affected location. We recently managed a case of a gouty tophus over the larynx. A 65-year-old male with a long history of gout without medical control. He has suffered from increasing hoarseness for six months. Laryngoscopy revealed a mass lesion over the right vocal process region without vocal paralysis. Laryngo-micro-surgery biopsy was taken, and pathology confirmed laryngeal gouty tophus without evidence of malignancy.
%K Gout
%K Tophus
%K Larynx
%K Purine
%K Monosodium Urate Crystals
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=106882