1990 Volume 1990 Issue Supplement37 Pages 216-222
A statistical study was made on 70 cases of polypoid vocal cord (Polypoid VC),182cases of two types of vocal cord polyp (VCP) a broad base type and a slender stalk type, and 87 cases of vocal cord nodule (VCN).
Most patients with polypoid vocal cords were smokers over 40 years old. Two types of VCP appeared predominantly at the border of the anterior and middle third of the vocal cord. Most males with VCN were younger than 20 years old; Most females with VCN were in their thirties. Patients with VCN complained of laryngeal pain second to hoarseness.
