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The authors hypothesized that specific CT features may help differentiate between these two origins and that regional lymph nodes would be larger in cases of laryngeal neoplasia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Medical records from two veterinary referral hospitals were screened for dogs diagnosed with either an inflammatory or neoplastic laryngeal mass who underwent CT scans of the neck. Information retrieved from medical records included signalment, physical examination findings, CT scan findings, and definitive diagnosis of the laryngeal mass based on cytological or histopathological results.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Four dogs had laboratory reports compatible with a malignant neoplasia and three with an inflammatory process. The shape of the mass was defined as \u201covoid\u201d in all neoplastic masses and as \u201cthickening\u201d in cases of inflammatory processes. Masses were of various sizes (median length: 42\u202fmm, range: 26\u201382\u202fmm) and either unilateral (1\/4 and 2\/3 of neoplastic and inflammatory masses respectively) or bilateral. They were described as mineralized (1\/4 and 1\/3) and as having either an internal (1\/4), external (2\/4) growth pattern or both (1\/4, 3\/3). All masses had ill-defined margins and showed heterogeneous contrast enhancement. Two neoplastic and two inflammatory masses had a cavitary aspect. All but one case were associated with regional lymphadenopathy. Thyroid cartilage destruction was observed with two neoplastic and two inflammatory masses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case series describes CT features of laryngeal masses. 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