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Laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into more than 14 subtypes based on the anatomical and histological characteristics of the tumor. | Laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into more than 14 subtypes based on the anatomical and histological characteristics of the tumor. | ||
===Anatomical Classification of Laryngeal Carcinoma=== | ===Anatomical Classification of Laryngeal Carcinoma=== | ||
Based on anatomy, laryngeal carcinoma may be classified | Based on anatomy, laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into:<ref name=abc>Protocol applies to all invasive carcinomas of the larynx, including supraglottis, glottis, and subglottis.http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Larynx_11protocol.pdf. Accessed on: October 28, 2015.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
Laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into more than 14 subtypes based on the anatomical and histological characteristics of the tumor.
Classification
Laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into more than 14 subtypes based on the anatomical and histological characteristics of the tumor.
Anatomical Classification of Laryngeal Carcinoma
Based on anatomy, laryngeal carcinoma may be classified into:[1]
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Histologic Classification of Laryngeal Carcinoma
Based on histology, laryngeal carcinoma may be classified as:[1]
- Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma
- Adenosquamous carcinoma
- Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma
- Papillary squamous cell carcinoma
- Spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma
- Verrucous carcinoma
- Giant cell carcinoma
- Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (non-nasopharyngeal)
- Neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Typical carcinoid tumor (well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma)
- Atypical carcinoid tumor (moderately differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Protocol applies to all invasive carcinomas of the larynx, including supraglottis, glottis, and subglottis.http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Larynx_11protocol.pdf. Accessed on: October 28, 2015.