FRAGMENTED, DISTORTED CRICOID CARTILAGE - AN ACQUIRED ABNORMALITY

This paper reports the identification of the fragmented, distorted cri coid cartilage. The laryngeal findings in four patients with this acqu ired abnormality are presented. The postmortem whole organ serial sect ion of their larynges is described and illustrated with horizontal sec tions from the Laryngeal Development Laboratory in Chicago. The histop athologic sequence, pathogenesis, and clinical relevance are elucidate d.