Can throat cyst become cancerous?

Throat cyst is usually not cancerous, throat cyst including epiglottis cyst, vocal cord cyst, belong to benign tumor, the probability of cancer is not high. If epiglottis cyst or vocal cord cyst after surgery, repeated recurrence, need to remove the cyst many times, cyst after many times of resection, so that the wound often suffer stimulation and trauma, there is also the possibility of cancer. Therefore, after cyst surgery, we should pay attention to prevent excessive vocalization, as well as diet to prevent spicy, stimulating food, drink more water, rest more, protect vocal cords, throat, prevent recurrence, which can effectively prevent cyst malignant transformation.