THYROTOMY for carcinoma of the larynx has been practiced since 1870 with varied success. The results were very discouraging at first, as, for instance, in Billroth's Clinic, where eight cases were ...

The indications for upfront laryngectomy in the management of laryngeal cancer are a functionless larynx and extralaryngeal extension. Practically, clinicians rely on imaging to predict which patients ...

You may have heard about a recent first at Mayo Clinic, a total larynx transplant. What you may not have heard was what precipitated that transplant. The patient developed a rare form of cancer called ...

If a neck cancer affects the thyroid cartilage or the thyrohyoid membrane, it may result in a spreading of the tumor from the laryngeal area into the soft neck tissues. If a cancer deeply invades the ...

Mayo Clinic is using 3D printing as a new option to heal the larynx after cancer or traumatic injury. David Lott, M.D., a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, is an expert who can ...

Every year in the United States, approximately 9500 new cases of laryngeal cancer are diagnosed, and 3800 patients die of this tumor. Persistent hoarseness is a warning sign that can lead to the ...

Health A rare voice box transplant helped a Mass. man with cancer speak again. He retained his beloved Boston accent. Marty Kedian of Haverhill was diagnosed with a rare laryngeal cartilage cancer ...

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely ...

On Thursday morning, Marty Kedian did something that was beyond his abilities for years: He sat at a table with his wife and friends and had a conversation. Diagnosed with larynx cancer a decade ago, ...