Infection of the papilloma of the penis from the point of the spread of the disease is a rather contagious disease that requires compulsory treatment. A papilloma on the penis looks like a neoplasm that can form both on the surface of the mucous membrane and on the skin of this organ. In addition to this localization, neoplasms can spread to other parts of the human body. The development of the virus is chronic.
Papillomas that form on the penis can enter the body in several ways:
- during unprotected sex;
- in close contact with an infected person in the common sense of the term.
The disease, like many other viral infections, has its own incubation period of development, which lasts quite a long time - from a month to a year.
Although on the outside, for people who are unconscious, the papilloma may look like an ordinary wart, it is not at all difficult to distinguish it. Neoplasms of this type have a flat or mushroom-shaped shape.
Papillomas that appear on the penis are almost always the result of the virus being transmitted during sex. Papillomas of the head are not the only place of localization of this disease; neoplasms can also form on the surface of the coronal sulcus or on the flange.
Characteristic signs of papilloma on the penis
This type of viral disease is extremely dangerous. Causing a precancerous condition, papillomas on the penis can be a source of serious threat to the health and life of the patient, these neoplasms can even degenerate into first stage cancer.
As the presence of papillomas on the penis raises concerns among doctors about the development of cancer, with primary signs, treatment should be followed urgently without delay. This disease has a high rate of transformation into a malignant cancerous tumor, therefore, the methods used to combat the papilloma must be very effective and radical.
The degeneration process is localized in the area of the inner layer of the foreskin or in the epithelium of the head itself. Symptoms and methods of treating the disease are the same in both cases.
The sequence of development of tumor transformation is as follows:
- Phimosis appears (if left untreated, the disease reaches a severe stage);
- There is an accumulation of smegma in the area of the foreskin sac (in addition, the penetration of urine into this area accelerates the development of the tumor and causes new infection);
- At the next stage, the head and the flesh ignite;
- After the onset of erosion, the doctor can already diagnose the presence of a papilloma on the penis, which degenerates into cancer.
Method of treatment of the disease
Complete removal of papilloma on the penis is its removal. For this, laser and radio wave surgery methods are used. Cryosurgery is also quite effective, removal with a scalpel, sometimes it is possible to use chemicals or "destruction" with drugs (cytotoxic drugs).
Among the above methods, the most effective is radio wave surgery, which has a high rate of safety, indolence and precision. As a result of such an operation, no marks or scars are left on the body.
When fighting the papilloma, do not forget about its origin. The use of antiviral drugs will not be superfluous. They can not only be an excellent support for the body's immune system, but also significantly affect the level of virus concentration in the blood, reducing its number.
Papilloma is a very insidious disease, it can be completely asymptomatic for a long time without any external manifestations. Patients, young and old, are no exception; this disease also often occurs in both.
The strongest stress experienced by the body, long drug treatment, which can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system, as well as transferred infectious diseases can intensify the disease.