Vocal cord polyp
Vocal cord polyp
Updated: 10/13/2020
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- AKA laryngeal nodule or singer’s nodule
- Noninflammatory response to chronic irritation
- More common in heavy smokers or singers
- Almost never transforms to malignancy
Etiology
- Chronic irritation including phonotrauma, allergies, smoking, etc
Clinical presentations
- Generalized and persistent hoarseness
Key morphological features
- Round growth with smooth surface on true vocal cords
- Fibrotic edematous core with reactive squamous epithelium
Treatment
- Surgery
- Vocal rest
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