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Early-stage laryngeal SCC can be treated surgically via a variety of transoral techniques or non-surgically with radiation therapy; both have excellent oncologic outcomes. Transoral surgical techniques have improved swallowing outcomes but slightly worse voice quality when compared to radiation therapy for early disease. Endolaryngeal SCC rarely exhibits cervical metastasis, unless disease is advanced. Supraglottic SCC often exhibits cervical metastasis and has a poor prognosis compared to laryngeal SCC. Salvage laryngectomy is a highly effective therapy when the disease is contained within the larynx. Chondrosarcoma of the larynx most commonly involves the cricoid; in early lesions the cricoid is resected; for later-stage lesions total laryngectomy is required.
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Schorn, V.J., Miles, B.A. (2014). Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_20
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