RT Book, Section
A1 Wareing, Michael J.
A1 Millard, Richard
A1 Yalamanchili, Seema
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 55768579
T1 Chapter 30. Benign Laryngeal Lesions
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162439-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55768579
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  human  larynx  plays  a  pivotal  role  in  airway  protection,  respiration,  and  phonation.  Most  patients  with  benign  laryngeal  disorders  present  with  dysphonia.  These  disorders  are  particularly  prevalent  in  individuals  who  use  their  voices  professionally.  Malignant  neoplastic  disease  should  be  excluded  as  an  underlying  cause  of  voice  problems:  Every  patient  who  presents  with  dysphonia  should  undergo  a  thorough  head  and  neck  examination.  Once  it  is  established  that  there  is  no  evidence  of  malignancy,  patients  can  be  treated  appropriately,  ideally  within  a  voice  clinic.  A  properly  equipped  voice  clinic  must  have  access  to  video-laryngeo-stroboscopy  and  be  conducted  with  a  suitably  qualified  speech  therapist.