Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of ORL-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malays Fam Physician, 2014;9(1):25-7.
PMID: 25606294 MyJurnal

Abstract

Unilateral vocal cord palsy secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence. Direct compression of the enlarging thoracic aneurysm on the left recurrent laryngeal nerve causes neuronal injury of the nerve, which is manifested as hoarseness. We present a rare case of unilateral vocal cord palsy in a 60-year-old healthy gentleman caused by a large thoracic aortic aneurysm. This rare presentation, with a serious underlying pathology might be misdiagnosed or delayed. Therefore, it is important for us to have high index of suspicion in cases with a rare presentation such as this.

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