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Laryngeal Carcinoma: Multimedia

Author: Nasir Iqbal, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Section of MRI, Loyola University Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Simon Lo, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine; Arthur J Frazier, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Residency Program Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Radiation Oncologist, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital/DMC; Harold E Kim, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Clinical Chief, DMC-Crittenton Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital; Michelle L Mierzwa, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati; Ayesha Waheed, MD, ; Sameer R Keole, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Harper Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Updated: Apr 10, 2007

Multimedia

Image shows membranes of the larynx. Courtesy of...Media file 1: Image shows membranes of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Image shows membranes of the larynx. Courtesy of...

Image shows membranes of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Anterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy...Media file 2: Anterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Anterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy...

Anterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Posterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courte...Media file 3: Posterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Posterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courte...

Posterior view of the laryngeal skeleton. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley N...Media file 4: Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley N...

Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley ...Media file 5: Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley ...

Sagittal view of the larynx. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Posterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy...Media file 6: Posterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Posterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy...

Posterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Anterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy ...Media file 7: Anterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.
Anterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy ...

Anterior view of the laryngeal muscles. Courtesy of Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc.

Lateral radiograph of the neck showing the differ...Media file 8: Lateral radiograph of the neck showing the different structures of the larynx: a, vallecula; b, hyoid bone; c, epiglottis; d, pre-epiglottic space; e, ventricle (air-space between false and true cords); f, arytenoid; g, cricoid; and h, thyroid cartilage.
Lateral radiograph of the neck showing the differ...

Lateral radiograph of the neck showing the different structures of the larynx: a, vallecula; b, hyoid bone; c, epiglottis; d, pre-epiglottic space; e, ventricle (air-space between false and true cords); f, arytenoid; g, cricoid; and h, thyroid cartilage.

CT scan shows tumoral involvement of the right vo...Media file 9: CT scan shows tumoral involvement of the right vocal cord.
CT scan shows tumoral involvement of the right vo...

CT scan shows tumoral involvement of the right vocal cord.

CT scan shows a subglottic cancer along the crico...Media file 10: CT scan shows a subglottic cancer along the cricoid cartilage.
CT scan shows a subglottic cancer along the crico...

CT scan shows a subglottic cancer along the cricoid cartilage.

More on Laryngeal Carcinoma

Overview: Laryngeal Carcinoma
Imaging: Laryngeal Carcinoma
Follow-up: Laryngeal Carcinoma
Multimedia: Laryngeal Carcinoma
References

References

  1. Castelijns JA, Gerritsen GJ, Kaiser MC, et al. Invasion of laryngeal cartilage by cancer: comparison of CT and MR imaging. Radiology. Apr 1988;167(1):199-206. [Medline].

  2. Castelijns JA, van den Brekel MW, Niekoop VA, Snow GB. Imaging of the larynx. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. May 1996;6(2):401-15. [Medline].

  3. Curtin HD. Imaging of the larynx: current concepts. Radiology. Oct 1989;173(1):1-11. [Medline].

  4. Horowitz BL, Woodson GE, Bryan RN. CT of laryngeal tumors. Radiol Clin North Am. Mar 1984;22(1):265-79. [Medline].

  5. Som PM, Curtin HD. Larynx. Head and Neck Imaging. 4th ed. St Louis: Mosby-Year Book;. 2003: 1595-699.

Further Reading

Keywords

cancer of the larynx, laryngeal cancer, laryngeal tumor, glottic tumor, glottic cancer, subglottic tumor, head and neck cancer, smoking, throat cancer

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Nasir Iqbal, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Section of MRI, Loyola University Medical Center
Nasir Iqbal, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Simon Lo, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Simon Lo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Arthur J Frazier, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Residency Program Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Radiation Oncologist, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital/DMC
Arthur J Frazier, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Harold E Kim, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Clinical Chief, DMC-Crittenton Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital
Harold E Kim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and American Society of Clinical Oncology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Michelle L Mierzwa, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, University Hospital, University of Cincinnati
Michelle L Mierzwa, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Ayesha Waheed, MD, 
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Sameer R Keole, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Harper Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Sameer R Keole, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Barton F Branstetter IV, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh; Director of Head and Neck Imaging, Associate Director of Informatics, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Barton F Branstetter IV, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

C Douglas Phillips, MD, Professor, Departments of Radiology, Neurosurgery, and Otolaryngology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
C Douglas Phillips, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, Association of University Radiologists, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

James G Smirniotopoulos, MD, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Biomedical Informatics, Chairman, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
James G Smirniotopoulos, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Association of University Radiologists, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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