Do You Have A Voice Of Arak Don't Weak? Don't Be Abai, Says A Specialist Doctor, It Could Be A Sign Of A Voice Band Tumor

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JAKARTA - THT-KL specialist doctor dr. Ika Dewi Mayangsari, Sp.THT-KL(K), FICS urges the public not to ignore the symptoms of hoarse sounds that do not recover or improve because it could be a sign of a voice band tumor. "So don't ignore the hoarse noise that has been going on for a long time and treated, for example, with anti-infection drugs or other drugs, which have not been vaccinated. Well, you have to be vigilant, here,” said the doctor from RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) in a virtual talk followed in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, November 24. He emphasized that the symptoms of hoarse sound can indeed be caused by various conditions. However, in the field of neck head oncology, the disease that must be watched out for is the occurrence of tumors in the sound band ranging from small tumors to large serious tumors. Ika explained that the normal sound band conditions are slippery or smooth. If there is a slight bump or tumor in the sound band, the movement of the sound band becomes held back or the movement and vibration of the sound band becomes imperfect. If the tumor is diagnosed properly and appropriately plus the tumor condition is getting bigger or including a malignant tumor, it is feared that the airway can be closed. If this condition occurs, Ika said doctors would try to make airways by looking for other roads or trakeostomis. "Because the upper airway is closed, we have to make a by pass by looking for another road, namely in front of the neck, so we create a road or a hole which is located under the sound band which is directly related to the lower respiratory tract," he said. In the sound band tumor, apart from hoarse sounds and difficulty breathing, other symptoms that may appear include lumps in the neck and blood coughs. To enforce the diagnosis, Ika said it takes a series of examinations in patients ranging from anamnesis or patient's medical history, THT physical examination, to specific examination of the sound band using bending fiber endoscopy or flexible endoscopy. "If a tumor is found, then a CT support check is scanned in contrast and also performs a biopsy or tumor tissue it is taken a little as a sample and then examined under a microscope for the examination of its patalogy. Judging by the cells whether including cells leads to ferocity or not to ferocity, "said Ika.