Tumors Archives - Laryngopedia

Fatty Tumor

Larynx Lipoma

Lipoma is a benign fatty tumor that can occur in any part of the body. On the neck or some other unseen part of the body, it does not require removal. But in the larynx, slow enlargement may disturb voice

Laser surgery

Questions about Vocal Fold Microsurgery

Here is a list of common vocal fold microsurgery questions. Why is vocal fold microsurgery done? The commonest reason is that there is a visible lesion such as nodules, polyps, capillary ectasia (dilated capillaries), epidermoid or mucus retention cyst, glottic

Disorders

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) and Other HPV-Induced Lesions

RRP is a disorder in which wart-like tumors or other lesions grow recurrently within a person’s airway. These growths are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), and they may occur anywhere in a person’s airway, such as on the vocal

Disorders

Chondroma

Chondroma is a benign growth composed of cartilage cells. Chondroma of Thyroid Cartilage

Disorders

Amyloidosis

A condition in which abnormal proteins (called amyloids) become deposited in the spaces between cells. In some cases, the cause of amyloidosis is a systemic disorder in which the body over-produces proteins—for example, multiple myeloma, a blood disease; in this

Disorders

Verrucous Carcinoma

Verrucous carcinoma is a variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA). In the head and neck, this uncommon subtype of SCCA is seen most often in the oral cavity or on the vocal cords. Visually, it tends to have an exophytic (outward-growing) and

Disorders

Sarcoma

A sarcoma is a malignant tumor that originates in mesenchymal tissue. Mesenchymal tissue comprises muscle, bone, fat, connective tissue, blood vessels, and cartilage. If, instead, a malignancy originates in lining or covering tissues—which includes skin, bronchial tubes, the lining of

Disorders

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection of the Larynx

A DNA virus that may cause cutaneous warts, genital warts, or the clinical condition recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) in susceptible individuals. Human papillomavirus (HPV) may occur in as many as 150 or more subtypes. The most common subtypes seen in

Disorders

Carcinoma In Situ (CIS)

Carcinoma in situ (CIS) is a lesion comprised of “cancer cells,” but with those cells limited to the lining mucosa and without evidence of extension to adjacent structures. In other words, there is no sign of invasion beyond the mucosa. CIS

Tag: Tumors

Larynx Lipoma

Questions about Vocal Fold Microsurgery

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) and Other HPV-Induced Lesions

Chondroma

Amyloidosis

Verrucous Carcinoma

Sarcoma

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection of the Larynx

Carcinoma In Situ (CIS)

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