Malignant Tumors of the Larynx: A Clinicopathological Study of 30 Cases

Background: cancer of the larynx is a common cancer of the head and neck. thiscancer has an established correlation with smoking tobacco and alcohol as causativeagents. this study has been conducted in a tertiary hospital in northeastern india. minimaldata about laryngeal cancer from this area was published in the literature.methods: this prospective study was conducted for a period of two years andenrolled 30 patients. patients were diagnosed, staged, and treated for the cancer, thenfollowed for 12 months.results: this study showed that patients in the sixth decade of life were the mostcommon patients that presented with this cancer. there was a male preponderance.smoking and alcoholism were the most common associated risk factors. most patientspresented with hoarseness followed by a foreign body sensation in the throat. themajority presented with late stage disease. the most common larynx tumor in this studywas glottic carcinoma. all cases were squamous cell carcinoma and most weremoderately differentiated. patients underwent treatment with radiation therapy andchemotherapy.conclusion: at the one year follow up, 36.67% of patients were found to be inremission. a total of two patients succumbed to this disease.