title: [The sonography of laryngeal cysts].
abstract: To evaluate the sonographic appearance of laryngeal cysts, ultrasound examinations of 7 patients were evaluated retrospectively. The ultrasound studies were correlated with endoscopic findings. In two cases, the diagnosis was confirmed histologically, and in 4 patients, a CT examination was additionally performed. The endolaryngeal space could be well seen if the thyroid cartilage was not calcified (n = 6), whereas in one patient, the endolaryngeal part of the cyst could not be seen because of complete calcification of the thyroid cartilage. The laryngeal cysts presented as unechoic (n = 4) or hypoechoic (n = 3) masses, which demonstrated smooth margins in all cases and ranged in size from 6 to 38 mm. In three cases, the cyst was located in the endolaryngeal space, and in 4 cases, it extended cranial of the thyroid cartilage into the pre-epiglottic space. All cysts were closely related to the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage, from which they were delineated by a thin hyperechoic band in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik, AKH Wien.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youssefzadeh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turetschek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gritzmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kürsten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Franz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Sonographie von Larynxzysten.