Larynx, hypopharynx & trachea
Inflammatory / infectious lesions
Contact ulcer
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 November 2013
Last staff update: 30 June 2022
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Definition / general | Treatment | Microscopic (histologic) description | Additional referencesCite this page: Pernick N. Contact ulcer. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/larynxcontactulcer.html. Accessed April 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Also called granulomatous ulcer, posterior commissure ulcer
- At level of posterior commissure, near vocal process of arytenoid cartilage
- May recur after local excision but eventually subsides
Treatment
- Conservative (don't excise) because surgical trauma may cause recurrence
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Ulcerated or hyperplastic epithelium (occasionally pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia), overlying exuberant granulation tissue
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