Cysts of the larynx. A 10-year review of 94 patients.

We reviewed the clinical records of successive 94 patients with laryngeal cysts who were examined in the ENT clinic of Kurume University Hospital during the 10 years from 1971 to 1980. Cysts were located in the epiglottis in 48, the vocal fold in 43, and the ventricular fold in 3 patients. Results were summarized as follows: 1) Epiglottis cysts were more frequent in males (32 patients) than in females (16 patients). Age ranged from 33 to 74 years with a high incidences in the fifth decades or older. Twelve patients were surgically treated. 2) Vocal fold cysts were also more frequent in males (26 patients) than in females (17 patients). Age ranged from 8 to 74 years with a mode in the fifth and sixth decades. Twenty-five patients underwent surgical treatments. Of these 25 patients, 22 (88%) recovered normal voice, 2 (8%) had their voice improved and 1 (4%) had no improvement. 3) All of the 3 patients with ventricular fold cysts were females. The youngest age was 3 years and the oldest, 82 years. All patients underwent surgical treatments. Two patients recovered normal voice and the other was lost to follow up.