Abstract
Laryngocele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal ventricular saccule that may extend into the subcutaneous tissues of the neck through the thyrohyoid membrane or confined to the endolarynx. The etiology is still unclear. Many laryngoceles are asymptomatic. An asymptomatic laryngocele appears and produces symptoms only as it enlarges or when it becomes infected. In this report, we present a 40-year-old female patient, which had an asymptomatic neck swelling for 20 years, referred for deep neck infection, dysphonia and dyspnea.
Highlights
Laryngocele, cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule, is a rare benign laryngeal disease
Prolonged periods of increased intralaryngeal pressure with presence of a congenital long saccule are the major factors at formation of laryngoceles
There are several suggested theories resulting in enlargement of a congenitally large saccule such as increased laryngeal pressure from airway obstruction, excessive/forced coughing from chronic respiratory diseases, increased phonatory effort, phonatuary misuse and changes in laryngeal neuromuscular mechanics.[2,3,4,10,11,12]
Summary
Laryngocele, cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule, is a rare benign laryngeal disease. Combined laryngoceles usually associated with a neck mass with or without laryngeal symptoms, as the case hereby presented.
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