Pathology quiz: oncocytic cyst of the ventricular fold.

A 56 year old woman presented to the Voice Clinic with recent history of change in voice quality associated with foreign body sensation in the throat and globus pharyngeus. Patient denied any symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux, namely heartburn and or regurgitation. She had history of smoking but no history of phonotraumatic behavior. Medical history was negative for any systemic illness. On perceptual evaluation, she had a rough voice with mild straining. Laryngeal video-endostroboscopy revealed a 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm polypoidal smooth mass arising from the anterior aspect of the right false vocal fold (see Fig. 1). The true vocal folds were intact and mobile. The patient underwent suspension microlaryngoscopy under general anesthesia with resection of the mass using Carbon Dioxide Laser. The pathology revealed the following: (see Fig. 2).