READS

Vocal Cord Palsy is a sign of an underlying disease and has varied etiology. Evaluation of patients is challenging. This study is intended to retrospectively analyze the causes of vocal cord palsy and assess the diagnostic methods used in the evaluation. Malignancy was the commonest cause for vocal cord paralysis in this study (42%) The commonest malignancy was found to be Bronchogenic carcinoma followed by esophageal and thyroid malignancy. Idiopathic vocal cord paralysis constituted 25% of the cases of vocal cord paralysis in this study. Among the inflammatory causes, Tuberculosis was the commonly occurring. Unilateral vocal cord palsy constituted 97 % of the patients reviewed with males being affected more than females