Cyst of Larynx

Congenital Cyst of the Larynx Causing Fatal Asphyxia Neonatorum.

Oncocytic cyst of the larynx: an unusual occurrence.

Oncocytic cysts of the larynx are rare benign, slow growing lesions that are lined predominantly or exclusively by oncocytes, the cytoplasm of which contains a considerable number of hypertrophied mitochondria, which accounts for their eosinophilia and swollen appearance. The oncocytic change is a phenomenon of metaplasia which occurs frequently in epithelial endocrine cells with high metabolic...

Fasciitis Ossificans of the Larynx

We describe a rare case of laryngeal fasciitis ossificans. A 58-year-old man presented with hoarseness and a nodule was found in the larynx. Excisional biopsy was performed, and follow-up laryngoscopy showed complete resolution of this reactive lesion, and normal laryngeal function. The 0.6 cm diameter nodule was well circumscribed and histologically, the lesion was composed of uniform woven bo...

[Congenital saccular cyst of the larynx: a rare cause of stridor in neonates and infants].

Stridor is a noise caused by the passage of turbulent air through a diminished airway caliber. Laryngomalacia is the most common congenital anomaly of the larynx and the principal cause of stridor in children under 6 months. A less common etiology of stridor and respiratory distress in newborns and infants is congenital laryngeal saccular cyst. This entity should be considered in the differenti...

Paraganglioma of the Larynx: A Case Report

Paraganglioma of the larynx is a rare neoplasm which mostly arises from supraglottic area.  Herein, we report on a 45-year-old woman presented with supraglottic laryngeal paraganglioma.