Cellular Myxoma of the Vocal Cord: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Myxomas are rare in the vocal cords. A 69-year-old man was admitted with one-year history of progressive dysphonia. Laryngoscopy revealed apolypoid mass on the right vocal cord. The diagnosis was cellular myxoma. A review of the literature including the present case revealed elevenreported cases of myxoma. Ten cases were classic myxoma. To the best of our knowledge, cellular myxoma has not been previously reported inthe vocal cord. Hypercellularity does not affect the behavior of cellular myxoma. However, its recognition is important to prevent confusion withthe group of low-grade myxoid sarcomas. Cellular myxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any vocal cord mass.