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 | | Suspension microlaryngoscopic surgery and indirect microlaryngostroboscopic surgery for benign lesions of the vocal folds. | | | The techniques implemented in cold excision of benign vocal fold lesions are the lateral microflap technique and the medial microflap technique. | | | Contraction of the cricothyroid muscles, which correlates positively with vocal fold tension, is the main predictor of fundamental frequency, especially at high frequency. |
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http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/Hoarseness-050413/Hoarseness-050413.htm
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| | Voice Disorders |
| | Vocal fold paresis (weakness) or paralysis (complete absence of movement) may result from a viral infection, cerebral vascular accident (stroke), trauma to the head, recurrent laryngeal nerve damage following surgery to the head, neck, or chest region, or may be ideopathic (cause unknown). | | | A vocal fold polyp usually does not respond to voice therapy; however, your physician may recommend voice therapy to clear the surgical field (reduce swelling and irritation). | | | Voice therapy may be recommended to assist patients after surgery and to encourage optimal vocal quality. |
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http://www.gbmc.org/voice/disorders.cfm
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| | [Vastavox] Performer's Voice newsletter Jan-Jun 03 |
| | She was examined by her doctor and told that she had vocal polyps and that they should be removed surgically. | | | This is important because the treatment for nodules is usually voice therapy and modified voice use but for cysts and polyps, surgery may be necessary along with a prolonged recovery back to full voice. | | | Voice therapy and medicine to treat the reflux were recommended. |
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http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/vastavox/2003-July/002415.html
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| | Chin Med J (Taipei) 1997;59:254-8. (Vocal Fold Retention Cyst) |
| | Although it is difficult to objectively compare the results of different surgical techniques for vocal fold retention cysts, marsupialization can be an effective method, yielding results which are as satisfactory as enucleation. | | | To prevent the poor wound healing and unsatisfactory voice improvement which can often result [1], a wide opening method, simple in procedure and rarely mentioned in the literature, is herein proposed to try to eliminate some of the problems encountered with enucleation. | | | With the presented technique, the cysts can be widely opened so that there is no more ductal obstruction or retention of secretion and recurrence is minimized. |
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| | microfrance.com - Sataloff Surgical Technique |
| | The mini-microflap technique is a modification of its predecessor, the microflap technique, used to remove masses from the vocal folds. | | | The mini-microflap is an improved surgical technique that yields less scarring and long-term stiffness of the vocal folds. | | | Modern laryngeal microsurgery developed rapidly in the 1980s in conjunction with a better understanding of vocal fold anatomy. |
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http://www.microfrance.com/microfrance_surgical_techinque_sataloff.html
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| | Emory Healthcare: vocal_fold |
| | A speech pathologist and singing specialist can work with the patient to change behaviors and voice patterns that may be exacerbating the condition. | | | Voice therapy followed by proper voice use and care is often effective at reducing or eliminating voice problems from voice nodules, polyps, and occasionally cysts. | | | The voice team will ask the patient about symptoms and their medical history, followed by a thorough head and neck examination. |
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http://emoryhealthcare.org/departments/voice_center/sub_menu/vocal_fold.html
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| | CFV - Benign Vocal Lesions - Nodules, Polyps, Cysts |
| | Videostroboscopy may be necessary to describe the nature of a lesion, with important effect on treatment course, indications for surgery, and prognosis. | | | Epidermoid cysts result from either minor glitches during embryologic development, or from healing injured mucosa that buries skin. | | | Treatment initially focuses on maximizing medical management of irritants, improving vocal habits, and vocal behavior modification through speech therapy. |
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http://www.voice.northwestern.edu/lesions.html
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| | Welcome to The Bastian Voice Institute |
| | Microsurgery is done either for diagnostic reasons or, much more commonly, to try to improve the quality of the voice, when medical and behavioral (speech therapy) modalities are either inappropriate or have already been tried but have failed to rehabilitate the voice to a level acceptable to the patient. | | | Persons with vocal fold paralysis may experience a weak, air-wasting kind of hoarseness. | | | As always, Dr. Bastian teaches that this kind of surgery is to be done only for otherwise-irreversible lesions. |
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http://www.bastianvoice.com/voicetreat.htm
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| | Types of Disorders |
| | The principal goal of surgical treatment for paralysis is to move the vocal fold into a position so that it can effectively be used by the mobile vocal fold on the other side to produce vibration (see About the Voice). | | | Vocal fold paralysis can result from surgeries such as anterior spinal fusion, and thyroid, cardiac, and pulmonary surgeries. | | | Typically, there is some nerve regrowth into the paralyzed vocal fold but movement may or may not return if the nerve regrowth is random. |
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http://www.lionsvoiceclinic.umn.edu/page3b.htm
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| | eMedicine - Vocal Fold Cysts : Article by John Schweinfurth, MD |
| | Speech therapy consists of reducing abusive behaviors, improving vocal efficiency, and modifying vocal habits to maximize rest and recovery time (see Voice Therapy). | | | Hirano M: Surgical anatomy and physiology of the vocal folds. | | | Utility of the laser in the surgical treatment of benign nodules, polyps, or cysts to minimize scar formation is minimal. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic604.htm
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| | Voiceproblem.org: Vocal Fold Nodules, Polyps, Cysts, and Reactive Lesions: Understanding the Disorder |
| | Voice therapy following surgery is typically recommended to maximize vocal recovery after surgery and prevent a recurrent lesion. | | | Many laryngologists consider the "age" of the vocal fold nodule when deciding upon treatment. | | | Patient education material presented here does not substitute for medical consultation or examination, nor is this material intended to provide advice on the medical treatment appropriate to any specific circumstances. |
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http://www.voiceproblem.org/disorders/vflesions/understanding.asp
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| | Voice Disorders |
| | Medical conditions (asthma, allergies, reflux) and some medications may contribute to voice disorders by altering laryngeal mucosa. | | | Rehabilitation and voice therapy may be required in order to retrieve an effective voice for teaching. | | | Muscle tension dysphonia leading to changes in laryngeal mucosa such as vocal nodules. |
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http://www.skullsurgery.aust.com/html/voicedisroders.html
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| | Spears & MacLeod: Medical Links: Cysts: Pharmasave :Yarmouth, Nova Scotia : GrassRoutes |
| | Cysts are thought to impede movement of the | | | A Patient's Guide to Popliteal Cysts The information contained within these pages is the property of the Medical Multimedia Group and we retain all rights regarding its content. | | | OBGYN.net - Women's Health: The Medicine Chest - Cysts are condition, not a breast disease by P.Suarez,MD |
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http://www.spearsmacleod.com/links/c/cysts/index.htm
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| | hoarseness |
| | Laryngeal cysts are mucus or fluid-filled cysts that arise in the larynx, often associated with a history of intubation. | | | Speech therapy to modify the abusive vocal patterns may be helpful. | | | Nasal steroids and antihistamines are helpful to control the underlying aggravating condition. |
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http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/H/hoarseness.html
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| | Voice Disorders |
| | Identified by furrow along upper medial edge of vocal folds; most often bilateral | | | Can be removed surgically, but often reappear in as little as 2 weeks | | | Tissue changes associated with prolonged or chronic irritation |
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http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~ncr3025/roussel/codi504/voicedisorders.htm
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| | Vocal Chord Nodules |
| | Health is provided for general information only, and should not be treated... | | | Vocal Cord Nodules And Polyps- Health Encyclopedia and Reference | | | Vocal cord nodules and polyps are small growths that develop on the vocal cords of some people. |
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http://www.poetrymag.com/Vocal%20Chord%20Nodules.htm-page5
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| | Tenth Annual Pacific Voice Conference: Program |
| | Unilateral and Bilateral Medialization Laryngoplasty for Vocal Fold Paresis: Indications, Techniques, and Results of Surgery | | | Panel and questions from the audience (Sessions VI & VII) | | | Hong Kong Voice Therapy Program for Vocal Hyperfunction |
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| | Ear, Nose and Throat Journal: Multiple bilateral vocal fold cysts and recurre... @ HighBeam Research |
| | During gentle inspiration, a large mass on the right filled the posterior glottis (figure 1). | | | After voice therapy and intensive antireflux therapy (which resulted in some improvement, but not a complete resolution of symptoms or signs), the pyogenic granuloma and cysts were removed. | | | The patient recovered well initially, but his pyogenic granuloma recurred despite intensive medical antireflux treatment and continued voice therapy. |
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http://highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:76636535&refid=ink_tptd_mag
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| | August 2004 Abstracts |
| | MICHAEL M. Preservation of the vocal fold cover during laryngeal surgery should optimize vocal outcomes for patients with benign glottal | | | The aim of this study was to evaluate the histologic behavior of autologous fat implants. | | | for patients who have undergone laryngeal microsurgery for vocal fold cysts and polyps. |
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http://www.annals.com/2004/Aug2004_abstracts.htm
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| | Cysts Vocal Chords |
| | the tiny movement of the vocal chords changes... | | | They often present in middle-aged women with perirectal symptoms and a retrorectal multicystic mass. | | | Article: Tailgut Cyst (Retrorectal Cystic Hamartoma): Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
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http://www.poetrymag.com/Cysts%20Vocal%20Chords.htxl
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| | University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, Voice Handicap Index, UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, ... |
| | The sole purpose of the VHI is to provide some preliminary information regarding the severity of your voice problem as it relates to your most common activities in daily life. | | | The VHI has been studied in a variety of different vocal problems, as well as specific types of voice users; VHI scores are generally lower than expected in singers who predominantly have a singing voice problem and in individuals who have had a voice disorder for an extended period of time (five years or more). | | | VHI scores in this range are often seen in patients with new-onset vocal fold paralysis or severe vocal fold scarring. |
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| | ANNALS Feb1999: CARBON DIOXIDE LASER MICROSURGERY OF BENIGN VOCAL FOLD LESIONS: INDICATIONS, . . . |
| | Glutaraldehyde#cross-linked collagen remains our filling material of choice in cases of vocal fold atrophy. | | | In addition to the classic advantage with regard to hemostasis, the carbon dioxide laser micropoint seems to make the dissection of microflaps easier. | | | Title: CARBON DIOXIDE LASER MICROSURGERY OF BENIGN VOCAL FOLD LESIONS: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND RESULTS IN 251 PATIENTS |
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| | Vocal fold cyst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Initial treatment of the cysts involves vocal training and speech therapy along with medical interventions to decrease irritation of the cyst. | | | Cysts can deteriorate the quality of human speech production, causing diplophonia, a condition where the vocal cords produce multiple tones at the same time, or dysphonia, commonly known as lisping. | | | A ruptured cyst may result in a scar. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fold_cyst
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| | The Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
| | Treatment: Vocal nodules are generally treated with voice therapy. | | | Symptoms: The most common symptom of nodules and cysts is hoarseness. | | | The patient is taught voice production techniques to decrease the contact force between the nodules. |
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http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/voice/cyst.html
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| | American Family Physician: Vocal Fold Lesions in Adults with Voice Disorders |
| | Vocal cysts are also benign lesions occurring on the edge of the vocal folds, but cysts are usually unilateral and require surgical excision. | | | Most patients respond to voice rest and speech therapy, but surgery may be necessary in selected cases. | | | Vocal polyps result in hoarse, rough, low-pitched speech and usually require surgery. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m3225/10_61/62829138/p1/article.jhtml
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| | Appointments |
| | In addition, to the surgical and medical treatments provided to these patients, oftentimes undergoing vocal rehabilitation with a speech pathologist focusing on vocal hygiene, techniques, exercises and conservation as well as patient education helps to optimize vocal function and maintain vocal health | | | Voice disorders occur for many reasons including bowed vocal cords, chronic cough, chronic hoarseness, muscle tension dysphonia, paradoxical vocal cord motion, reflux laryngitis, vocal fold atrophy, cysts, granulomas, paralysis and voice misuse as well as vocal nodules and polyps. | | | These are some of the reasons we see patients for speech evaluations here at Albany ENT and Allergy. |
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http://www.albanyent.com/SpeechCenterMain.htm
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| | ¡@Traumatic etiology -> inclusion cysts (by analogy with the etiology of dermoid cysts of the skin) | | | ¡@standard treatment, avoid injury the vocal ligament and vocalis muscle | | | ¡@Kleinsasser¡K some cysts can only be differentiated from polyps histologically. |
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http://w3.mc.ntu.edu.tw/department/ent/seminar90/s20010530.htm
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| | Vocal Cord Growths (Lesions), UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| | While these vocal cord growths have common traits, there are important differences that can affect diagnosis and treatment choice. | | | Currently, there is a no uniformity of language among otolaryngologists regarding vocal cord growths (lesions), especially in defining vocal cord nodules, polyps, and cysts. | | | Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences |
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http://voicedisorders.upmc.com/VocalCordLesions
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| | cysts usually occur on the superior surface of the vocal fold as well as on the free edge. |
| | The pathogenesis of cysts associated with vocal fold sulcus could be explained by the proliferation of the basement membrane zone in the mucosa of the sulcus in response to injury and by development of an inclusion cyst filled with squamous debris. | | | cysts usually occur on the superior surface of the vocal fold as well as on the free edge. | | | There are two types of VF cysts: glandular and epithelial. |
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http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/Larynx/clinic/case/case2/ccvcysts%20(dd).htm
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| | University of Illinois Medical Center:The Voice Center |
| | Anyone experiencing hoarseness, rough or raspy sounding voice, breathy voice, vocal fatigue, decreased vocal range, chronic cough, chronic throat clearing, pain with talking, chronic pain with swallowing, difficulty swallowing, sensation of something stuck in the throat, noisy breathing, trauma to the voice box (elbow injuries, car accidents, strangulation, falls). | | | Members of the Voice Center team lecture nationally and within the Chicago area on the importance of vocal hygiene, the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders, laryngeal function and the relationship between the larynx and other systemic (general body) diseases. | | | The voice team includes physicians and therapists who are performing artists themselves and is affiliated with the Arts Medicine Project at the Medical Center. |
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http://www.uillinoismedcenter.org/content.cfm/voice
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| | EHS: Chapter 111: Benign Vocal Fold Mucosal Disorders |
| | Which kind of laryngeal cyst has been reported in association with larynx cancer? | | | Which of the following is the least acceptable treatment for vocal nodules? | | | Capillary ectasia of the vocal fold mucosa can be causally associated with each of the following except |
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http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/Mosby/CDOnline/Cummings/Questions/chap111.html
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| | Journal of Voice: The potential role of ultrasound in differentiating solid and cystic swellings of the true vocal fold. |
| | Materials and Methods: Grayscale ultrasound of the larynx was carried out in 29 patients with a swelling of the true vocal fold and dysphonia. | | | Results and Conclusions: Whereas preoperative laryngeal ultrasound correctly predicted the surgical findings of a cystic lesion in only 5 of 11 cases, it correctly identified that no cyst was present in 15 of 16... | | | Summary: This study was designed to investigate the potential role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cysts of the true vocal fold. |
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http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1362/is_200406/ai_n5646206
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| | Speech Voice Center, UPMC Passavant, UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| | The Center provides evaluation and treatment of patients with voice disorders caused by abusing the voice, progressive neurologic disorders, psychogenic voice disorders, reflux laryngitis, head and neck cancer, viral infections, intubation, and spontaneous vocal conditions from an unknown cause. | | | Direct voice therapy focuses on reducing habits that abuse your voice and establishing optimal vocal hygiene. | | | Video stroboscopy is a sophisticated video technique that enables our speech pathologists and your doctor to view and analyze the movement of your vocal folds in simulated slow motion. |
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http://passavant.upmc.com/SpeechVoiceCenter.htm
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| | Cyst of the vocal cord mucosa |
| | In this second view with a stroboscope, the cyst has moved a bit out while vibrating. | | | Vocal cord cyst visible beneath the mucosa of the left vocal fold. |
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http://www.voicedoctor.net/media/photo/mucosal/cyst.html
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| | Talkativeness and Vocal Loudness - Bibliography |
| | Milutinovic Z, Vasiljevic J, Contribution to the understanding of the etiology of vocal fold cysts: a functional and histologic study, Laryngoscope 1992 May;102(5):568-71 | | | Bastian RW, Klitzke C, Thurman, L. Vocal fold and Laryngeal Surgery. | | | Talkativeness and Vocal Loudness: Do They Correlate With Laryngeal Pathology? |
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http://www.voicedoctor.net/physician/article/talk/biblio.html
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| | Voice and Swallowing Disorders Conference |
| | Spasmodic dysphonia, vocal fold paresis and paralysis, vocal fold bowing and atrophy, Parkinsonism, and other degenerative neurological conditions (e.g. | | | Laryngoplasty, lipoinjection, treatment of the scarred vocal fold, treatment of vocal fold nodules, cysts, contact ulcers and granulomas, and Reinke's edema | | | Cleft palate, evaluation of the neonate, LPR- GERD, papillomas, subglottic stenosis, pediatric tracheotomy |
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http://www.uchicago.edu/bsd/cme/97/voice.html
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| | Vocal Cord Disease Clinical Resources |
| | Management of Glottal Insufficiency Associated with Unilateral Vocal Fold Motion Impairment and Soft Tissue Deficits: Access document | | | Specific Benign Vocal Fold Mucosal Disorders: Access document | | | Chapter 95 - Benign Vocal Fold Mucosal Disorders: Access document |
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http://westblocktonfp-dl.slis.ua.edu/clinical/otorhinolaryngology/throat/layrnx/vocal-cord-disorders.htm
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| | MedlinePlus: Benign Tumors |
| | Understanding Vocal Fold (Cord) Lesions: Nodules, Polyps, and Cysts (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) | | | Select services and providers for Benign Tumors in your area. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/benigntumors.html
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