Laryngeal carcinoma: Cancer of the laryngeal area. Smoking and alcohol increase the risk of this cancer. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Laryngeal carcinoma is available below.
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Prognosis for Laryngeal carcinoma: Cancer can develop in any part of the larynx, but the cure rate is affected by the location of the tumor.
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Carcinoma that arises from the laryngeal epithelium. More than 90% of laryngeal carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas. The remainder are adenoid cystic carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas and carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation. --2002 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Laryngeal carcinoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Laryngeal carcinoma, or a subtype of Laryngeal carcinoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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