Cervical cancer therapy | Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer therapy There are different levels of treatment: Prevention (prophylaxis) Konisation Uterus removal (hysterectomy) Provision possibilities Cancer suspected tissue changes should be cut out of the cervix in a conical shape (so-called conisation). Currently, an estimated 50,000 of these surgical procedures are performed in Germany every year. A general conisation is not necessary in … Cervical cancer therapy | Cervical Cancer

Associated symptoms | Laryngeal papillomatosis

Associated symptoms Accompanying symptoms are usually the symptoms by which the disease is also noticed. These are mainly hoarseness. The vocal chords are often affected in papillomatosis. The accumulation of wart-like papillomas leads to an impairment of speech function. This persistent hoarseness is already a reason for most of those affected to see a doctor, … Associated symptoms | Laryngeal papillomatosis

Laryngeal papillomatosis

Definition Laryngeal papillomatosis is a benign tumor disease of the larynx and mostly of the vocal chords (larynx = larynx). It is characterized by the formation of small, wart-like mucous membrane growths called papillomas. Laryngeal papillomatosis is caused by the HP virus (human papilloma virus). A distinction is made between the juvenile (childlike) and the … Laryngeal papillomatosis

Warts

“Wart” (verruca) is a collective term for a variety of (almost always) benign skin changes that can be caused by many different pathogens. By far the most common trigger for warts, however, are the so-called human papilloma viruses (HPV), with which one can be infected by a contact or smear infection. It is assumed that … Warts