Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma

Vocal cord paralysis may arise from neurogenic paralysis or mechanical fixation. It is sometimes the only sign of an underlying disease. Thus, it is clinically important to diagnose the primary disease in cases of vocal cord paralysis because many of its potential causes, such as symptom-free malign...

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Main Author: Reddy Ravikanth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2018;volume=39;issue=1;spage=91;epage=92;aulast=Ravikanth
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description Vocal cord paralysis may arise from neurogenic paralysis or mechanical fixation. It is sometimes the only sign of an underlying disease. Thus, it is clinically important to diagnose the primary disease in cases of vocal cord paralysis because many of its potential causes, such as symptom-free malignant tumors, can be fatal or cause serious morbidity if detected late. Radiologic evaluation is often useful for determining the etiology of vocal cord paralysis.
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spelling doaj-art-3ef1d9816be747b5bc3a79fafa997fd42025-08-20T02:16:33ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512018-01-01391919210.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_170_16Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinomaReddy RavikanthVocal cord paralysis may arise from neurogenic paralysis or mechanical fixation. It is sometimes the only sign of an underlying disease. Thus, it is clinically important to diagnose the primary disease in cases of vocal cord paralysis because many of its potential causes, such as symptom-free malignant tumors, can be fatal or cause serious morbidity if detected late. Radiologic evaluation is often useful for determining the etiology of vocal cord paralysis.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2018;volume=39;issue=1;spage=91;epage=92;aulast=RavikanthAortopulmonary windowbronchogenic carcinomacomputed tomographyunilateral vocal cord paralysis
spellingShingle Reddy Ravikanth
Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Aortopulmonary window
bronchogenic carcinoma
computed tomography
unilateral vocal cord paralysis
title Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
title_full Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
title_fullStr Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
title_short Unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
title_sort unilateral vocal cord paralysis secondary to central bronchogenic carcinoma
topic Aortopulmonary window
bronchogenic carcinoma
computed tomography
unilateral vocal cord paralysis
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2018;volume=39;issue=1;spage=91;epage=92;aulast=Ravikanth
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