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Laryngeal carcinoma is a subset of head and neck pathology.

Normal histology

The normal histology is dependent on the site.^[1]

Risk factors:^[2]

It is generally divided the following way:^[3]

Laryngeal cancer

Supraglottis

Glottis

Subglottis

Features:^[4]^[5]

Prevalence - glottis > supraglottic > subglottic.
Glottic carcinoma tend to present earlier (as they affect phonation) and, therefore, have a better prognosis.

↑ 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.
↑ URL: http://www.health.am/cr/more/statistics-and-prognosis-for-cancer-of-the-larynx/. Accessed on: 2 May 2012.

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