Malignant Tumors of the Larynx: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

malignant tumors of the larynx, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the larynx, neck metastases, lymph node metastases, subglottic cancer, glottic cancer, supraglottic cancer, neck cancer, laryngectomy, neck tumor, subglottic tumor, glottic tumor, supraglottic tumor, transglottic tumor, tumors of the transglottic larynx, vocal cord cancer, vocal cord tumor, laryngeal malignancy, squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx,

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Author

Jonas T Johnson, MD, FACS, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, The Eugene N Myers, MD, Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Jonas T Johnson, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Allegheny County Medical Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Association for Cancer Research, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Laryngological Association, American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, American Medical Association, American Radium Society, American Rhinologic Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
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Apostolos Christopoulos, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Fellow in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh
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Emiro E Caicedo-Granados, MD, Fellow in Head and Neck Oncology/Anterior Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh
Emiro E Caicedo-Granados, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Jack A Coleman, MD, Consulting Staff, Franklin Surgical Associates
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