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Data from Cummings, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 5th Ed.
3%
41%
56%
Glottis
Supraglottis
Subglottis
Data from Memorial Sloan-
Kettering Cancer Center, New
York
LARYNX
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Second most common malignancy of the UADT
Over 11,000 case/yr in US (2007) with 3,660
deaths
M:F=3.8:1
90% of pts are older than 40 yrs
85%-95% squamous cell carcinoma
Tobacco and alcohol are the two most important
risk factors
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