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What is The most common cause of unilateral left vocal cord palsy is - and explain in detail?
This question is tricky one.
Most common cause of left recurrent laryngeal nerve (vocal cord) paralysis is bronchial malignancy at the left hilum.
Second most common cause is iatrogenic (surgical) trauma.