Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]-Stages of Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]-Stages of Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] Guide
Stage I
In stage I, cancer has formed. Stage I laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer began in the larynx:
Stage II
In stage II, cancer is in the larynx only. Stage II laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer began in the larynx:
Pea, peanut, walnut, and lime show tumor sizes.
Stage III
Stage III laryngeal cancer depends on whether cancer has spread from the supraglottis, glottis, or subglottis.
In stage III cancer of the supraglottis:
In stage III cancer of the glottis:
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] - Stages of Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] Guide
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- Stages of Laryngeal Cancer
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- Treatment Option Overview
- Treatment Options by Stage
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Stage I
In stage I, cancer has formed. Stage I laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer began in the larynx:
- 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 cords and the vocal cords can move normally.
- Subglottis: Cancer is in the subglottis only.
Stage II
In stage II, cancer is in the larynx only. Stage II laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer began in the larynx:
- Supraglottis: Cancer is in more than one area of the supraglottis or surrounding tissues.
- Glottis: Cancer has spread to the supraglottis and/or the subglottis and/or the vocal cords cannot move normally.
- Subglottis: Cancer has spread to one or both vocal cords, which may not move normally.
Pea, peanut, walnut, and lime show tumor sizes.
Stage III
Stage III laryngeal cancer depends on whether cancer has spread from the supraglottis, glottis, or subglottis.
In stage III cancer of the supraglottis:
- cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move, and/or cancer is in tissues next to the larynx. 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; or
- cancer is in one area of the supraglottis and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller and the vocal cords can move normally; or
- cancer is in more than one area of the supraglottis or surrounding tissues and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller.
In stage III cancer of the glottis:
- cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords cannot move, and/or cancer is in tissues next to the larynx; 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; or
- cancer is in one or both vocal cords and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is 3 centimeters or smaller and the vocal cords can move normally; or
- cancer has spread to the supraglottis and/or the subglottis and/or the vocal cords cannot move normally. 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.
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