Unilaterally Injected Vocal Fold : Clinical Aspects in 6 Patients

편측 성대발적 6례에 대한 임상적 고찰

Among the patients presented with the chief complaint of voice change, the one with unilaterally injected vocal fold was occasionally found at the out patient clinic. The most patients had rarely improved in symptom with conservative treatment under the impression of chronic laryngitis. Some papers were reported that the injected vocal fold(s) is due to laryngeal tuberculosis hick is sometimes associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. We investigated six patients presented unilaterally injected vocal fold with videolaryngoscope and performed histopathologic confirm with laryngeal biopsy respectively. There were low cases of laryngeal tuberculosis, one case of squamous cell carcinoma and one case of chronic larngitis. Proper management was done according to the tissue diagnosis. Pretretment and posttreatment videolaryngoscopic findings as well as some literature review were done.

편측 성대발적을 보였던 6례중 후두결핵이 4례, 성문부 편평세포암이 1례. 만성 후두염이 1례였으며 각 후두질환에 대한 진단과 적절한 치료를 위해서는 후두생검을 통한 보다 적극적인 조직병리학적 확진이 필요함을 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.