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Malignant Lesions of the Larynx and Hypopharynx

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Imaging of the Larynx

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Imaging is required to evaluate the submucosal extent of malignant laryngeal lesions. Hypopharyngeal malignancies are also included in this chapter, as due to the close anatomical relationship of both structures, malignancies originating in the hypopharynx commonly involve the larynx.

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Becker, M. (2003). Malignant Lesions of the Larynx and Hypopharynx. In: Hermans, R. (eds) Imaging of the Larynx. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59369-7_5

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