External laryngopyocele: a rare cause of upper airway obstruction.

Laryngocele is generally defined as abnormal dilatations of the laryngeal saccule. Its etiology is not well known but probably caused by congenital and acquired causes. It is uncommon and usually asymptomatic.

Tuberculosis of the aryepiglottic fold and sinus pyriformis: a rare entity.

Tuberculosis of the larynx and hypopharynx is an uncommon entity and rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of the laryngo-pharyngeal diseases. We describe a case of a 40-year-old man with tuberculous involvement of the aryepiglottic fold and medial wall of the sinus pyriformis mimicking a malignancy. Current literature concerning the clinical, histopathological, radiological and diagnostic features of this rare entity is discussed.