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Huge saccular cyst of the larynx: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Eyal Raveh*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Edna Inbar
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jacob Shvero
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Raphael Feinmesser
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
*
Dr Eyal Raveh, Department of ENT, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva 49100, Israel.

Abstract

Lateral laryngeal saccular cysts of the larynx that herniate through the thyrohyoid membrane are quite rare. We present a case of a huge midcervical cyst which occurred as a result of extreme neglect of a lateral saccular cyst. This case provided us with a unique opportunity to characterize the late stages of this pathology. The differential diagnosis of cervical cysts and treatment approaches are discussed.

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Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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