Right sided vocal cord palsy seen in -

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Right sided vocal cord palsy seen in -

    1. Larynx carcinoma
    1. Aortic aneurysm
    1. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
    1. Vocal nodule

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  • First I would like to exclude other three options : -
  1. Aortic aneurysm (option b) and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (option c) cause left sided vocal cord paralysis.
  2. Vocal nodules does not cause vocal cord paralysis.
  • Now we are left with option a only : -

“Laryngeal carcinoma especially glottic can cause, unilateral or bilateral vocal cord paralysis”

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  • So, answer of this question is laryngeal carcinoma as it can cause unilateral (right or left) or bilateral vocal cord paralysis.