Symptoms of leukoplakia

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Leukoplakia of vocal cord is a kind of hyperkeratosis of vocal cord mucosa, which is common and often considered as precancerous lesion. However, vocal cord leukoplakia develops slowly, and cancer may occur only after a few years or more. Therefore, after the discovery of vocal cord leukoplakia, neither can be taken lightly, nor panic, vocal cord leukoplakia can be cured. Vocal cord leukoplakia refers to the surface of vocal cord mucosa with gray spots. Leukoplakia of vocal cord is a laryngeal lesion caused by excessive hyperplasia and keratosis of squamous epithelium of vocal cord mucosa. It can cause hoarseness, laryngeal discomfort and foreign body sensation. So some patients put forward the early symptoms of vocal cord leukoplakia?, Today I'd like to share this with you.

Symptoms of leukoplakia

First, the pathogenesis of vocal cord leukoplakia is not clear, which may be related to smoking, improper use of voice, chronic laryngitis and immune decline caused by sub-health. The main pathological changes were epithelial cell proliferation and local inflammatory changes. It is often accompanied by squamous cell dysplasia (mild, moderate and severe dysplasia). The vocal cord leukoplakia with squamous epithelial dysplasia, especially severe dysplasia, should be attached great importance. Vocal cord leukoplakia and laryngoscopy.

Second, the main symptom is hoarseness, which is aggravated with the development of the disease. Laryngoscopic examination showed that there was a layer of white film on the surface or edge of the vocal cord, or there was white hyperplasia on the surface of the vocal cord, the scope was limited, or the whole vocal cord was affected, and the movement of the vocal cord was normal. If canceration occurs, vocal cord activity may be limited.

Third: Although vocal cord leukoplakia may not produce canceration, its canceration probability can not be ignored. A medical survey shows that the probability of vocal cord leukoplakia producing canceration is about 15%, which is not a small number. If it produces canceration, the consequences are unimaginable.

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In addition, if vocal cord leukoplakia does not produce cancer, its other complications can not be ignored. Some vocal cord leukoplakia in some cases will be transformed into vocal cord polyps. There are vocal leukoplakia can lead to laryngitis, so we can not let it go, should be early to the hospital for treatment.