A Case of Verruca Vulgaris of the Vocal Cord

Abstract

We report a case of verruca vulgaris of the vocal cord caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), which rarely occurs in the larynx. A 64-year-old man visited our hospital with the chief complaint of hoarseness of voice. A white tumor-like lesion was found in the right vocal cord, which was resected under general anesthesia. Histopathologically, the lesion was diagnosed as verruca vulgaris. Although there has been no recurrence during the outpatient follow-up after surgery, we believe that careful follow-up should be continued taking into consideration the high recurrence rate of this lesion after resection.