Anti-androgen-therapy in pachydermia of the female larynx ? a new therapeutic possibility

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1977 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, volume 215, pages 75-79 (issn: 0302-9530, eissn: 1434-4726,

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Authors: K, Loewit; B, Hussl; E, Richter; S, Schwartz;

doi: 10.1007/bf00463194

pmid: 577141

Anti-androgen-therapy in pachydermia of the female larynx ? a new therapeutic possibility

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Abstract

Case-report about a 56 year old white female patient with pachydermia laryngis and hirsutism, successfully treated with cyproterone-acetate, a testosterone antagonist. The significance of androgenic hormones for the development of epithelial changes in the female larynx is emphasized. The administration of antiandrogenic substances as a new therapeutic measure is discussed.

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University of Innsbruck
Austria

Keywords

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids, Hirsutism, Estrogens, Vocal Cords, Middle Aged, 17-Ketosteroids, Humans, Female, Testosterone, Cyproterone, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Precancerous Conditions

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