title: Tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. mkimu-uky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Miwako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nito
authors.forename: Niro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tayama
mesh_terms: 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