Are pharyngeal papillomas scary?

Most of the pharyngeal papillomatosis can be completely cured without sequelae, so it is usually not scary. Pharyngeal papilloma is one of the common diseases of the pharynx, which may be caused by human papillomavirus (HPV virus) infection resulting in a benign tumor of the pharynx. It manifests as a round or oval papillary shape with the skin and tissues on the surface of the pharynx bulging outward. It is highly prevalent, accounting for 17% of systemic benign tumors, and occurs most often in adults, with a higher prevalence in men than in women. Patients with smaller pharyngeal papillomas have no obvious symptoms or have a slight foreign body sensation; patients with larger tumors have a foreign body sensation in the pharynx, and symptoms such as dry and itchy pharynx and pharyngeal pain; patients with exceptionally large tumors have symptoms such as dyspnea and swallowing disorders, which can be surgically removed from the tumor. Treatment should be early and standardized, and surgery is expected to have good therapeutic effect. Protecting the pharynx from viruses is the most effective means of prevention. After regular treatment, the prognosis of pharyngeal papilloma is good.