A friable, granular squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx that leads to hoarseness, hemoptysis, and cough
System(s) affected: pulmonary; ear, nose, throat (ENT)
Synonym(s): cancer of t...
Early laryngeal cancer diagnosis generally has a 5-year disease-specific survival rate of 59-83% when found in the localized stage, depending on its location (supraglottic, glottic, or subgl...
Early laryngeal cancer (e.g., stage I or II) is often treated with single-modality therapy; no difference in overall survival between radiation therapy (XRT), open surgery, and endoscopic su...
Patient may remain fully active unless debilitated from more advanced disease and/or greater degree of surgery.
Reasons for posttreatment follow-up:
Evaluation of t...
C32.9 Malignant neoplasm of larynx, unspecified
C32.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of larynx
C32.3 Malignant neoplasm of laryngeal cartilage
C32.0 Malignant neoplasm of glottis
C32.1...
Persistent hoarseness in an at-risk older person should prompt investigation with indirect and/or direct laryngoscopy.
XRT and multimodal therapies have reduced the need for laryngectom...
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