[Light and electron microscopy investigations in Reinke's ("polypoid chorditis")]

In nine cases of Reinkes edema ("polypoid chorditis") the resected mucosa is investigated by light and electron microscopy. The characteristic morphological changes of the disease are observed in the fibrous tissue of the vocal cord. The most important pathological result are extensive walled off spaces. The greater part of these are lined with a layer of mesothelial cell like fibroblasts. The slightly pathological findings at the epithelial cells are in accordance with the clinical result. Inflammatory signs morphologically can not be observed.