We report the case of a 32-year-old man suffering from a progressive dysphagia 4 months ago, who was seen in an ENT consultation and whose endoscopic examination showed a large shiny formation at the base of the tongue, considerably reducing the pharyngeal lumen. Cervical computed tomography (CT) showed a homogeneous cystic formation filling the vallecula and pushing down the epiglottis. The patient was diagnosed with vallecular cyst (Figure 1). The treatment was endoscopic, with marsupialization of the cyst after aspiration of its contents.
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