Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF GLOTTIC MASSES CAUSING HOARSENESS OF VOICE.

Aakanksha Rawat, Vaibhav Kuchhal

Abstract :

Introduction: Voice is the integral part of human life, it is the medium to communicate and express their emotions. Hoarseness is a vague term used by patient to describe a change in quality of voice ranging from harshness in voice to voice weakness. Ideally the term “HOARSENESS” refers to laryngeal dysfunction caused by abnormal vocal cord function. Hoarseness is a common presentation in all age groups. Both genders are nearly equally affected. The causes may be benign or malignant. Benign mucosal fold disorders are common, more than 50% patients have benign mucosal disorder . Hoarseness is one of the earliest features of glottic carcinoma followed by respiratory distress. Squamous epithelial carcinoma accounts for more than 90% cases. Aim and objectives: Our study aims at evaluation of histopathological and clinical presentation of glottic masses causing hoarseness of voice Material and Methods: A total of 30 patients attending the outpatient department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery department of Government Medical College and STGH, Haldwani, with complaints of hoarseness for more than 3 weeks were enrolled in this study. Conclusion: Hoarseness of voice was most commonly seen in 46 to 55 years of age group with male predominance. Majority of patients belong to lower socioeconomic class. Most common benign lesion was vocal fold nodule and squamous cell carcinoma was the most common malignant lesion.

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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF GLOTTIC MASSES CAUSING HOARSENESS OF VOICE., AAKANKSHA RAWAT, VAIBHAV KUCHHAL PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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