Photo Gallery of Throat Disorders
Epidermoid Cyst, Open
Open epidermoid cyst. Note mottled appearance, white color of cyst contents, bilaterality, and small divot at arrow showing point of leakage but not complete emptying of cyst contents (OR).
Post-intubation Synechiae
Posterior commissure synechiae after prolonged intubation. The posterior part of the vocal folds are tethered together, preventing full opening during breathing (OR).
Post-intubation Injury
Severe injury from prolonged intubation. There are divots at posterior 1/3 of each vocal fold. Thin dark line demonstrates expected continuation of fold, to accentuate the divot (small black arrow). Subglottic stenosis seen faintly in the receding darkness below the folds (OR).
Capillary Ectasia
Vascular prominence (capillary ectasia) (Lab).
Subglottic Stenosis
Subglottic and high tracheal stenosis, inflammatory, idiopathic (Lab).
Subglottic Stenosis
Same patient, a few days after dilation and steroid injection (Lab).
Laryngitis Sicca
Laryngitis sicca, with crusting of dry, green mucus especially undersurface of the folds. Though a rare long-term complication, may be seen after laryngeal irradiation for cancer (Lab).
Laryngitis Sicca
Same patient, from slightly higher view (Lab).
Glottic Sulcus
Faint line of glottic sulcus at arrow. Essentially the result of a cyst that has completely emptied of its contents (OR).
Glottic Sulcus
Same patient, while instrument holds one lip of the sulcus, splaying it open to reveal the empty “pocket” (OR).
Cancer, Supraglottic
Cancer involving the supraglottic larynx. The airway (dark area) and vocal fold are partially obscured by out-growing tumor (Lab).
Cancer, Supraglottic
Ulcerative supraglottitis. This form is an atypical, extremely painful, but less fulminant case, possibly viral in origin (Lab).
Glottic Cancer, Laser
Same lesion, at the start of laser removal (OR).
Glottic Cancer, Laser
Same larynx, after removal is complete. With healing over the next several months, the deficit “fills in” and voice result is often surprisingly good (OR).
Glottic Cancer, Laser
Early right vocal fold carcinoma, operative view (OR).
Tracheal Papillomas (RRP)
Papillomas in patient with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) involving subglottis and very high trachea (Lab).
Tracheal Stenosis
Tracheal stenosis seen below the vocal folds in the high trachea. This may be caused rarely by injury from long-term breathing tube, tracheotomy, blunt trauma, or other influences (Lab).
Vocal Nodules
Bilateral moderate-sized nodular swellings. Left larger than right; whitish discoloration left is mucus (Lab).