[Sarcoidosis of the larynx]

Report on 9 patients with laryngeal sarcoidosis. 7 patients showed a very typical picture with a diffuse enlargement of the epiglottis, the aryepiglottic folds and the arytenoid region. In one patient a tumour like lesion of the vocal cord appeared and in another subglottical structures were diffusely swollen. Including a review of the literature, the clinical aspects, diagnostic problems and therapeutical possibilities of this rare disease are described.