TY - JOUR T1 - Vocal cord biopsy leading to the diagnosis of hyperlipidaemia JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 1341 LP - 1341 DO - 10.1136/jcp.2004.018754 VL - 57 IS - 12 AU - S K Kang AU - L G McClymont AU - J R Goodlad Y1 - 2004/12/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/57/12/1341.1.abstract N2 - A 33 year old man presented with three months of persistent hoarseness with no preceding upper respiratory tract infection. He was otherwise a healthy young policeman and he was a non-smoker. A benign looking polyp was discovered on microlaryngoscopic examination at the anterior end of the left vocal cord adjacent to the anterior commissure. This was biopsied and subsequent histological examination showed a polypoid fragment of respiratory tract mucosa with abundant fibrinoid material in its core, as would be expected … ER -