II. Etiologies
- Tobacco Abuse or smoke exposure
- Voice Abuse
- Viral cause
III. Pathophysiology
- Papilloma
- Chronic irritation of vocal cord leading to edema
- Papillomata (Squamous Cell papilloma)
- Common, Viral cause
IV. Symptoms
- Hoarseness follows as polyp forms
V. Signs
- Vocal Cord Nodule
- Bilateral opposing "knots"
- Occur at mid-vocal cord
- Vocal Cord Polyp
- Erythematous, smooth, mobile vocal cord lesions
- Larger than Nodules, but similar location
VI. Differential Diagnosis
VII. Management
- Strict voice rest
- No whispering (causes as much strain as yelling)
- Soft breathy voice is least Traumatic
- ENT referral for biopsy or surgical excision
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 86423004 |
| Italian | Polipo della laringe |
| Japanese | 喉頭ポリープ, ｺｳﾄｳﾎﾟﾘｰﾌﾟ |
| Czech | Laryngeální polyp |
| English | nodule of larynx, nodule of larynx (physical finding), polyp of larynx, laryngeal nodules, larynx polyps, laryngeal polyp, laryngeal nodule, laryngeal polyps, Laryngeal nodules, Laryngeal polyp, Laryngeal nodule, Polyp of larynx, Polyp of larynx (disorder), larynx; polyp, polyp; larynx |
| Hungarian | Gége polyp |
| Dutch | larynx; poliep, poliep; larynx, larynxpoliep |
| Spanish | nódulo de la laringe, pólipo de la laringe (trastorno), pólipo de la laringe, Pólipo laringeo |
| Portuguese | Polipo na laringe |
| French | Polype laryngé |
| German | Kehlkopfpolyp |
