. Twentieth century practice; an international encyclopedia of modern medical science by leading authorities of Europe and America . ce will sometimes indicate a laryn-geal tumor to a trained ear, but the laryngoscope alone will make theVol. VI.—30 466 BOSWOETH—DISEASES OE THE LAEYNX. diagnosis certain, and show the size, location, and often the charac-ter of a growth. A papilloma (see Figs. 86, 87, 88) is soft, moves slightly duringbreathing and speaking, is grayish-white or pinkish-white in color,has a finely mammillated or wart-like contour, and as a rule origi-nates from the anterior porti
. Twentieth century practice; an international encyclopedia of modern medical science by leading authorities of Europe and America . ce will sometimes indicate a laryn-geal tumor to a trained ear, but the laryngoscope alone will make theVol. VI.—30 466 BOSWOETH—DISEASES OE THE LAEYNX. diagnosis certain, and show the size, location, and often the charac-ter of a growth. A papilloma (see Figs. 86, 87, 88) is soft, moves slightly duringbreathing and speaking, is grayish-white or pinkish-white in color,has a finely mammillated or wart-like contour, and as a rule origi-nates from the anterior portion or angle of the vocal cords. Epithe-lioma in its early stages is the only tumor with which it is likely tobe confounded, but this occurs at a later age than papilloma, whichbelongs to early life. A jihroma is usualh^ non-pedunculated, embedded in the neigh-boring tissues, and almost always originates from the anterior surfaceof the vocal cords. It is a hard, resisting mass, round or irregularlynodulated, and covered with a more or less highly injected mucousmembrane. It does not resemble a myxoma, but is somewhat like a.
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