Laryngeal Cancer is also called laryngeal carcinoma. They are mostly squamous cell carcinomas. The cure rate for this type of cancer is related to the location of the tumor. For reasons of tumor staging the cancer is divided into stages: the glottis (involving the vocal chords), the supraglottis and the subglottis. Laryngeal Cancer may spread by metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes.
Distant metastases to the lungs are most common in these cases. A major risk factor includes smoking, where death from Laryngeal Cancer is twenty times more likely in the case of heavy smokers. Heavy chronic consumption of alcohol is also quite significant. People with a history of neck and head cancer are also at higher risk. Symptoms include hoarseness and other voice changes, a sore throat, persistent cough, stridor, bad breath, ear ache and a lump in the neck area. Laryngeal Cancer is listed as a rare disease, affecting 1 in 100,000 people in the United States. Diagnosis includes laryngoscopy, biopsy, CT and MRI scans, and fiber-optic nasal endoscopy.
Distant metastases to the lungs are most common in these cases. A major risk factor includes smoking, where death from Laryngeal Cancer is twenty times more likely in the case of heavy smokers. Heavy chronic consumption of alcohol is also quite significant. People with a history of neck and head cancer are also at higher risk. Symptoms include hoarseness and other voice changes, a sore throat, persistent cough, stridor, bad breath, ear ache and a lump in the neck area. Laryngeal Cancer is listed as a rare disease, affecting 1 in 100,000 people in the United States. Diagnosis includes laryngoscopy, biopsy, CT and MRI scans, and fiber-optic nasal endoscopy.
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