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Laryngeal papillomatosis, also known as recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, is a rare medical condition
Rare disease

A rare disease has such a low prevalence in a population that a physician in a busy general practice would not expect to see more than one case a year....
, caused by an HPV
Human papillomavirus

A human papillomavirus is a papillomavirus that infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans. Approximately 130 HPV types have been identified....
 infection of the throat. It causes assorted tumor
Tumor

A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells . Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be Benign neoplasm, Carcinoma in situ or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant....
s, papilloma
Papilloma

Papilloma refers to a benign epithelial tumor growing exophytically in finger-like fronds. In this context wiktionary:Papilla refers to the projection created by the tumor, not a tumor on an already existing papilla ...
s, to develop over a period of time. Without treatment it is potentially fatal as uncontrolled growths could obstruct the airway
Airway

The airways are those parts of the respiratory system through which air flows, to get from the external environment to the alveoli.The airway begins at the mouth or nose, and accesses the vertebrate trachea via the pharynx....
.

It is caused by HPV types 6 and 11, in which warts form on the larynx or other areas of the respiratory tract.

These warts can recur frequently, may require repetitive surgery, may interfere with breathing, and in extremely rare cases can progress to cancer.








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Laryngeal papillomatosis, also known as recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, is a rare medical condition
Rare disease

A rare disease has such a low prevalence in a population that a physician in a busy general practice would not expect to see more than one case a year....
, caused by an HPV
Human papillomavirus

A human papillomavirus is a papillomavirus that infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans. Approximately 130 HPV types have been identified....
 infection of the throat. It causes assorted tumor
Tumor

A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells . Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be Benign neoplasm, Carcinoma in situ or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant....
s, papilloma
Papilloma

Papilloma refers to a benign epithelial tumor growing exophytically in finger-like fronds. In this context wiktionary:Papilla refers to the projection created by the tumor, not a tumor on an already existing papilla ...
s, to develop over a period of time. Without treatment it is potentially fatal as uncontrolled growths could obstruct the airway
Airway

The airways are those parts of the respiratory system through which air flows, to get from the external environment to the alveoli.The airway begins at the mouth or nose, and accesses the vertebrate trachea via the pharynx....
.

It is caused by HPV types 6 and 11, in which warts form on the larynx or other areas of the respiratory tract.

These warts can recur frequently, may require repetitive surgery, may interfere with breathing, and in extremely rare cases can progress to cancer.

Treatment

  • Traditional surgery
    Surgery

    Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
      to remove affected tissue
  • Carbon dioxide laser
    Carbon dioxide laser

    The carbon dioxide laser was one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed , and is still one of the most useful. Carbon dioxide lasers are the highest-power continuous wave lasers that are currently available....
     surgery: "no touch" removal of affected tissue.
  • Tracheotomy
    Tracheotomy

    Tracheotomy and tracheostomy are surgical procedures on the neck to open a direct airway through an incision in the Vertebrate trachea ....
    : rerouting of air around the affected area.
  • Photodynamic therapy
    Photodynamic therapy

    Photodynamic therapy , matured as a feasible medical technology in the 1980s at several institutions throughout the world, is a third-level treatment for cancer involving three key components: a photosensitizer, light, and tissue oxygen....
    : controls tumor
    Tumor

    A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells . Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be Benign neoplasm, Carcinoma in situ or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant....
    s by using targeted dyes to irradiate any cancerous tissue.
  • Antivirals


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