Voice aspects in sulcus coexisting with benign lesions of the vocal folds

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to measure the clinical prole of patients with sulcus who had concomitant benign lesions such as polyp, oedema, cyst, nodules, or brous mass of the vocal fold. We reviewed the medical charts of 38 patients who had a diagnosis of sulcus type2 or 3 (according to Ford). The patients were classied into two groups. The study group consisted of 16 subjects who had sulcus and associated benign lesion; 22 patients diagnosed with sulcus alone were enrolled in a control group. We analysed psychosocial