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A Vocal Cord Polyp: An Atypical Case of Molluscum Contagiosum

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A 44-year-old patient presented with hoarseness of voice and a polypoidal lesion on the left vocal cord. Complete excision was done. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of molluscum contagiosum of the vocal cords. It should be considered as a differential diagnosis of a vocal cord lesion.

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  1. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, B.L. Taneja Block, Maulana Azad Medical College & asso. Lok Nayak Hospital, G.B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi, 110002, India

    Swati Tandon, Shafaat Ahmad, Deepika Chaudhary, Vishnu Saigal, Vikram Wadhwa, Aayushi Parashar & Praveen Kumar Rathore

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Tandon, S., Ahmad, S., Chaudhary, D. et al. A Vocal Cord Polyp: An Atypical Case of Molluscum Contagiosum. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04735-3

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