OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To report, for the first time, tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord. STUDY DESIGN: 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.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To report, for the first time, tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord. STUDY DESIGN: 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.