Laryngeal carcinoma

Introduction: Laryngeal carcinoma

Description of Laryngeal carcinoma

Laryngeal carcinoma (medical condition): Cancer of the laryngeal area. Smoking and alcohol increase the risk of this cancer.

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Laryngeal carcinoma: 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
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Laryngeal carcinoma: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Laryngeal carcinoma:

• Laryngeal
• Carcinoma

Laryngeal carcinoma: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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.
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Laryngeal carcinoma as a Disease

Laryngeal carcinoma (medical condition): See Laryngeal carcinoma (disease information).
  »Introduction: Laryngeal carcinoma
  »Symptoms of Laryngeal carcinoma
  »Causes of Laryngeal carcinoma
  »Treatments for Laryngeal carcinoma

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• Information about Laryngeal carcinoma
• Basic Summary for Laryngeal carcinoma
• Causes of Laryngeal carcinoma
• Symptoms of Laryngeal carcinoma
• Complications of Laryngeal carcinoma
• Treatments for Laryngeal carcinoma

Terms associated with Laryngeal carcinoma:

Terms Similar to Laryngeal carcinoma:

• Laryngeal cancer
• Laryngeal neoplasm

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External links related to: Laryngeal carcinoma

• National Cancer Institute - Laryngeal Cancer Treatment
• eMedicine - Laryngeal Carcinoma : Article by Nasir Iqbal, MD

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