title: Two Cases of the Laryngeal Cystic Lesions.
abstract: We experienced two rare cases with laryngeal cystic lesions (laryngocele and laryngeal cyst). In the first case, the laryngocele case was removed by laryngomicrosurgery using an oral approach under general anesthesia. In the second case, the magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a dumbbell-type cyst with mucus widely extending from the laryngeal lumen to the neck through the thyroid cartilage. The patient had undergone chemotherapy for renal carcinoma with multiple lung and bone metastases. Therefore, we performed only fine needle aspiration rather than aggressive surgery for extirpation of the cyst using an external approach. This fine needle aspiration could improve the quality of life by decreasing both the left laryngeal swelling and the resulting pain, which were the chief complaints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusunoki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotomo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kidokoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
keywords: Laryngocele; fine needle aspiration; laryngeal cyst