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Laryngeal Cancer Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Metastatic Cancer
- Airway Obstruction
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Neck Disfigurement
- Face or Head Disfig...
- Dysphasia
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Airway obstruction; Difficulty swallowing; Disfigurement of the neck or face; Hardening of the skin of the neck; Loss of voice and speaking ability; Spread of the cancer to other body areas (metastasis)
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Being diagnosed with cancer is a traumatic event. Not only is one's health affected, one's whole life suddenly revolves around trips to the doctor for cancer treatment and adjusting to the side effects of these treatments. This is stressful for bo...
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Cure rates and survival rates can predict group outcomes, but can never precisely predict the outcome for a single individual. However, the earlier laryngeal cancer is discovered and treated, the more likely it will be cured. Cancers found in stag...
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Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.
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The ability to invade and metastasize are the defining characteristics of a cancer. Invasion refers to the ability of cancer cells to penetrate through the membranes that separate them from healthy tissues and blood vessels. Metastasis can refer e...
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An acute upper airway obstruction is a blockage of the upper airway, which can be in the trachea, voice box (laryngeal), or throat (pharyngeal) areas.
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Bell's palsy is a temporary form of facial paralysis that occurs with damage to the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face.
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Evidence of leprosy (Hansen's disease) has been detected in prehistoric human remains, and the disease has been described in Biblical and other historical records dating as far back as the 2nd millennium B.C.E . It was a feared disease, and its vi...
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Speech disorders refer to several conditions in which a person has difficulty communicating by mouth. See also: Speech impairment
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A speech disorder is a communication disorder characterized by an impaired ability to produce speech sounds or normal voice, or to speak fluently.
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