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Ossification of the epiglottis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. M. Milroy
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Abstract

The epiglottis is formed of elastic cartilage. Unlike the hyaline cartilage which forms the thyroid cartilage, cricoid and arytenoids, the elastic cartilage of the epiglottis does not undergo ossification with age. A case of ossification of the epiglottis is presented and heterotopic ossification in the head and neck is discussed.

Keywords

EpiglottisCartilageelasticOssification

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Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1992 , pp. 180 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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