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Larynx: Anatomy, Nonneoplastic, Benign, and Malignant

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This chapter discusses laryngeal anatomy and the range of benign and malignant laryngeal tumors. The most common squamous carcinoma variants in the larynx are covered: spindle cell variant, papillary variant and verrucous carcinoma. The changes in AJCC staging are discussed, as well as the two tiered system of laryngeal precursor lesions. The most common non-squamous laryngeal carcinoma is neuroendocrine carcinoma. The most common true sarcoma is chondrosarcoma, which is usually low-grade.

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