Laryngeal cancer staging: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
:*'''Supraglottis''': Cancer is in one area of the supraglottis only and the vocal cords can move normally | :*'''Supraglottis''': Cancer is in one area of the supraglottis only and the vocal cords can move normally | ||
:*'''Glottis''': Cancer is in one or both [[vocal cord]]s and the vocal cords can move normally | :*'''Glottis''': Cancer is in one or both [[vocal cord]]s and the vocal cords can move normally | ||
:*'''Subglottis''': Cancer is in the | :*'''Subglottis''': Cancer is in the subglottis only | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" | | ||
Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
*Stage III laryngeal cancer depends on whether cancer has spread from the supraglottis, [[glottis]], or subglottis | *Stage III laryngeal cancer depends on whether cancer has spread from the supraglottis, [[glottis]], or subglottis | ||
:*Stage III cancer of the supraglottis: | :*Stage III cancer of the '''supraglottis''': | ||
::*Cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move | ::*Cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move | ||
::*Cancer may have spread to one [[lymph node]] on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller. | ::*Cancer may have spread to one [[lymph node]] on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller. | ||
Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
::*The lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller. | ::*The lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller. | ||
:*Stage III cancer of the glottis: | :*Stage III cancer of the '''glottis''': | ||
::*Cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move | ::*Cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move | ||
::*Cancer is in tissues next to the larynx | ::*Cancer is in tissues next to the larynx | ||
Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
::*Cancer has also spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller | ::*Cancer has also spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller | ||
:*Stage III cancer of the subglottis: | :*Stage III cancer of the '''subglottis''': | ||
::*Cancer is in the larynx and the vocal cords cannot move | ::*Cancer is in the larynx and the vocal cords cannot move | ||
::*Cancer may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller | ::*Cancer may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller |
Revision as of 17:21, 26 October 2015
Laryngeal cancer Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Laryngeal cancer staging On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Laryngeal cancer staging |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Laryngeal cancer staging |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
The following stages are used for Laryngeal cancer cancer:[1]
Stage | Features |
---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
References
- ↑ Staging of Laryngeal cancer. http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/patient/laryngeal-treatment-pdq#section/_26