Laryngeal papillomatosis - casuistry of IPOFG-EPE - Porto
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https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.257Keywords:
larynx, papilloma, human papillomavirus, squamous cell carcinomaAbstract
Papillomas are the most common benign tumours of larynx. Children and adults can be both affected. The infection by human papillomavirus virus is responsible for the development of laryngeal recurrent papillomatosis. The treatment consists of surgical removal of the lesions, although the recurrence rate is high. Some cases of malignant transformation of papilomas are described.
In the present article we present a retrospective analysis of a period of 16 years, relative to the occurrence of laryngeal papillomatosis in an oncologic ENT department. The incidence of this pathology comparatively to the cases of larynx carcinomas appeared in the same period of time is also approached. The coexistence/evolution of the forms of adult laryngeal papillomatosis to squamous cell carcinoma was investigated. Although this department isn't specifically directed to observe children, we also report some cases of children treated during this interval of time.
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