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Vocal Cord Paralysis (VCP)—An Aetiologic Review of 100 Cases Over 20 Years
Author(s) -
Kearsley J. H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1981.tb03543.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , paralysis , incidence (geometry) , complication , cord , surgery , malignancy , vocal cord paralysis , thyroid , retrospective cohort study , lung cancer , pathology , physics , optics
A retrospective analysis of the aetiology of 100 cases of vocal cord paralysis (VCP) seen over two consecutive decades at a large general hospital has been performed. One half of the cases seen were due to malignancy, mainly carcinoma of lung; 16% of cases were due to trauma or surgical procedures, while cardiac and neurological‐related diseases were associated with 7% and 6% of cases respectively and miscellaneous causes accounted for 6%. Fifteen per cent of all cases remained undiagnosed . When the first and second decades were compared for evolving trends, there was a decrease in the incidence of VCP as a complication of lung cancer, but no significant change following thyroid surgery. The nature of idiopathic VCP is discussed in some detail .