Tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord

Objectives/hypothesis To report, for the first time, tonsillar cyst of the false vocal cord. Study design Case report. Methods Case presentation and literature review. Results A 74-year-old woman with a mass in the false vocal cord presented with hoarseness. Histopathological examination revealed tonsillar cyst. Marsupialization via microlaryngeal approach failed. Finally the cyst was resected successfully through a lateral cervical approach with concomitant tracheotomy. Conclusions This is the first report of tonsillar cyst in the false vocal cord in English literature. The cyst was finally resected through the lateral cervical approach with success.