Larynx Cancer
Overview The larynx is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that is just below the pharynx in the neck. The pharynx is a hollow tube about five inches long that starts behind the nose and goes down to the neck to become part of the esophagus. Food passes through the pharynx on the way…
Stage 0 Larynx Cancer
There are three main parts of the larynx: the glottis (the middle part of the larynx where the vocal cords are located), the supraglottis (the tissue above the glottis) and the subglottis (the tissue below the glottis). The subglottis connects to the trachea, which takes air to the lungs. Stage 0 (also called carcinoma in…
Stage I Larynx Cancer
There are three main parts of the larynx: the glottis (the middle part of the larynx where the vocal cords are), the supraglottis (the tissue above the glottis) and the subglottis (the tissue below the glottis). The subglottis connects to the trachea, which takes air to the lungs. Stage I cancer of the larynx is…
Stage II Larynx Cancer
There are three main parts of the larynx: the glottis (the middle part of the larynx where the vocal cords are), the supraglottis (the tissue above the glottis), and the subglottis (the tissue below the glottis). The subglottis connects to the trachea, which takes air to the lungs. Stage II cancer is only in the…
Throat Cancer
Overview Cancer of the throat is one of many head and neck cancers. The throat is a hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and roof of the mouth then merges into the windpipe and becomes the esophagus further down the neck. The majority of throat cancers are related to tobacco…