The movement to discredit the Wegener name is beginning to gather momentum. The chest physiciansâ group has rescinded its prize. Dr. Matteson and others, including some of the tens of thousands of American patients with Wegenerâs granulomatosis, seek a more descriptive term.
Lung cancer can affect nerves that line to the larynx (the voice box) There are some cancers that can cause hoarseness. These include cancers of larynx, throat, lungs, lymphomas, and thyroid. Even sometime a hoarse voice can be the first symptom of these cancers. The metastatic cancer can have an effect, too.
Inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid disease, may affect the larynx and result in hoarseness. Sarcoidosis and amyloidosis are also uncommon causes of hoarseness. Laryngeal amyloidosis may be localized, or may be one manifestation of systemic disease.