Asphyxiating laryngeal cyst.
Cysts of the larynx are uncommon lesions that on rare occasions may cause sudden death. We report herein the asphyxial death by an obstructing vocal cord cyst in a woman whose body was found in a setting that aroused suspicions of foul play. Features of this case and the autopsy findings are compared with a literature review of laryngeal cysts.
D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology