Abstract
In general, the occurrence of cysts in the larynx is rare. Beschorner1in 1877 saw 45 cysts among 693 polypoid growths. Of more than 722 benign tumors of the larynx seen at the Mayo Clinic, only 35 have been diagnosed as cysts.2Of these, only 3 have involved the appendix of the ventricle, like the one we are reporting. In scanning the literature, a survey reveals that the number of cysts of this type is relatively limited. As far back as 1860, Ulrich3collected a number of cases in which the cysts included 50 on the vocal cords, 8 in the sinus of Morgagni and 8 in the arytenoid region. Moure,4in 1880, had observed 68 cases and Wolfenden5165. Since that time, a great number of publications of case reports accompanied by drawings have found their way into print, and several theories about the origin of cysts have been
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