Abstract
This paper first provides a literature review on functional aspects of non-specific laryngeal granulomas. According to some authors, with these lesions voice may be abnormal and the functional response to surgery may be poor. However, well-controlled quantitative data are lacking. The second part of the paper is a case report on a professional singer with granulomas, who un der went surgery following failed response to conservative treatments. Two primary findings emerged. First, although a sizeable lesion was present initially, pre-surgical voice measures were largely normal or superior. Second, post-surgical voice functions were entirely normal or superior. Further, the patient successfully resumed professional singing within a few weeks following surgery, without recurrence. Thus, the findings are inconsistent with previous descriptions of obvious voice abnormalities in patients with granulomas, and of poor functional response to surgery.

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