LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMAS

Course overview

LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMA IS A BENIGN LESION CAUSED BY A VIRAL INFECTION OF EPITHELIAL CELLS LEADING TO AN OVERGROWTH IN ONE OR DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MOST OF THE PATIENTS WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.