Treatment/Procedures

Question 1

Biopsy

Answer 1

Can be performed surgically, via laryngoscopy, or via FNA. Biopsy is completed for masses or lesions to determine the presence of cancerous cells

Question 2

Steroid Injection

Answer 2

Steroids are typically injected into an area of inflammation

Question 3

Nasopharyngeal Laryngoscopy

Answer 3

Also called “nose noodle” - usually a flexible thin scope that is entered through the nasal passage to visualize the nasal passages, base of tongue, and larynx.

Question 4

Fine Needle Aspiration

Answer 4

A needle is entered into the mass to collect a sample of cells. The sample is sent to the lab for formal pathologic biopsy and staining

Question 5

Ultrasound Guided Injection

Answer 5

Usually a steroid injection, ultrasonography is used to visualize the surrounding structures