Value of laryngeal ultrasound in diagnosis of various laryngeal masses

Background  Any abnormal growth of the vocal cords is referred to as "vocal cord mass." This could be malignancy, polyps, cysts, or nodules. The most typical sign of laryngeal lesions is generally regarded to be hoarseness of voice. A useful and effective method for assessing the head and neck region is ultrasound imaging. Our goal is to assess laryngeal ultrasonography as a potential substitute for flexible endoscope to diagnose and evaluate different laryngeal masses.

Results The study included 30 males (57.7%) and 22 females (42.3%) who presented with hoarseness of voice. All patients had laryngeal ultrasonography, which was followed by fexible laryngoscopy. The most commonly afected cord was the left vocal cord (42.3%), followed by the right vocal cord (32.7%), and fnally both of them (25%). The sensitivity of laryngeal ultrasonography was 88.5% compared to the gold standard fexible laryngoscopy (p value 0.031).

Conclusions Laryngeal ultrasonography, which has a reasonably high sensitivity in the identification of laryngeal masses and is highly successful in the diagnosis and evaluation of a variety of laryngeal masses, may be used in conjunction with flexible laryngoscopy in many situations.

Keywords Laryngeal masses, Vocal cord, Laryngeal ultrasound, Flexible laryngoscopy

Publication History

Article published online:
12 May 2023