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Revision as of 23:36, 2 May 2012
Laryngeal carcinoma is a subset of head and neck pathology.
Normal histology
The normal histology is dependent on the site.[1]
Pathology
Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
General
- 95% of laryngeal carcinomas.[2]
Risk factors:[2]
- Smoking.
- Alcohol.
Carinoma - subclassification by site
It is generally divided the following way:[3]
| Laryngeal cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supraglottis | Glottis | Subglottis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features:[4]
- Prevalence - supraglottic & glottic > subglottic.
- Glottic tend to present earlier - as they affect phonation.
Microscopic
See also
References
- ↑ Koren, R.; Kristt, D.; Shvero, J.; Yaniv, E.; Dekel, Y.; Gal, R. (2002). "The spectrum of laryngeal neoplasia: the pathologist's view.". Pathol Res Pract 198 (11): 709-15. PMID 12530572.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 396. ISBN 978-1416054542.
- ↑ URL: http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Larynx_11protocol.pdf. Accessed on: 2 May 2012.
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 24. ISBN 978-0781765275.