Tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord.
OBJECTIVE
To report, for the first time, tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Case presentation and literature review.


RESULTS
A 74-year-old woman with a mass in the false vocal cord presented with hoarseness. Histopathological examination revealed tonsillar cyst. Marsupialization via microlaryngeal approach failed. Finally the cyst was resected successfully through a lateral cervical approach with concomitant tracheotomy.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of tonsillar cyst in the false vocal cord in English literature. The cyst was finally resected through the lateral cervical approach with success.
Kimura
Miwako
M
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. mkimu-uky@umin.ac.jp
Nakashima
Masato
M
Nito
Takaharu
T
Tayama
Niro
N
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery