Background: Laryngeal carcinoma is the 22nd most common cause of cancer in men worldwide and the second most common head and neck malignancy. The care of these patients is multidisciplinary. Factors such as tumor stage and initiation of treatment 60 days after diagnosis have been associated with worse survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cancer of the larynx occupies the first frequency site of cancer of the upper digestive tract and represents 42% of malignant neoplasms of the upper aero-digestive tract. It is a potentially curable entity if it is diagnosed in early stages.
Objective: Characterize the clinical pathological features of patients with laryngeal cancer, which can serve as a guide for diagnostic suspicion in primary and secondary care.