The surgery you have depends on the stage and position of your cancer. The position and size of your cancer affect how much of the voice box (larynx) your surgeon removes. Your test results help your ...

You might have transoral surgery to remove an early stage laryngeal cancer. Or for some locally advanced laryngeal cancers. Your surgeon aims to remove all the cancer with this type of surgery. You ...

Total laryngectomy and total occlusion of the larynx with tracheostomy are associated with an impaired sense of taste and smell, an increased incidence of tracheobronchial infections, stomal ...

There are four stages of laryngeal cancer. They are slightly different depending on where in your larynx the cancer starts. Laryngeal cancer happens when abnormal (cancerous) cells start to grow in ...

The Laryngology Fellowship is a one-year program with the UAB Voice Center under the UAB Department of Otolaryngology. The fellowship program was launched by Dr. Blake Simpson in 2020 after he ran a ...

Laryngeal cancer may spread to cartilage, soft tissues, or lymph nodes in the neck area and to more distant sites, such as the lungs, liver, or bones. Treatment may depend on how far it has spread.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is the most common serious complication of thyroid surgery. Therefore, preventing recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is an important goal in thyroid surgery. A ...

Laryngeal cancer is a type of throat cancer that affects your larynx. The larynx is your voice box. It contains cartilage and muscles that enable you to talk. This type of cancer can damage your voice ...

Laryngeal cancer is a rare cancer in which malignant cells grow in the larynx, or voice box. Smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol are the main risk factors for laryngeal cancer. The American Cancer ...