Post-Laryngectomy Atrophy of the Inferior Turbinate

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Post-Laryngectomy Atrophy of the Inferior Turbinate
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Otorhinolaryngology

Case description

Following a laryngectomy, there is no longer any flow of air through the nasal cavity, and the mucosa atrophies and develops a pale purple discolouration. Note the characteristic shrunken appearance of the inferior turbinate in this patient right nasal cavity.

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