What are the types of laryngeal cancer

For patients with laryngeal cancer, they need to see an otolaryngologist as soon as possible after the onset of the disease to conduct clinical and pathological staging and classification, and then carry out subsequent targeted treatment. The supraglottic and subglottic types often have no symptoms in the early stages, and once there are symptoms, they are relatively late, such as blood in sputum and hoarseness, which are relatively late manifestations. Laryngectomy is a surgery performed on patients with laryngeal cancer. Laryngeal cancer is a type of head and neck malignant tumor. Most of the pathological types are squamous cell carcinomas, which can have various degrees of differentiation.

Can early-stage laryngeal cancer be cured?

Laryngeal cancer is completely curable in its early stages. Head cancer is very common in clinical practice, and the most common type is glottic laryngeal cancer. During physical examination, unclear borders can be seen in the anterior vocal cords on one or both sides, indicating rough, cauliflower-like neoplasms. At present, the treatment effect of early-stage laryngeal cancer is still relatively good, and the five-year survival rate is relatively high among head and neck tumors, especially for glottic laryngeal cancer. The prognosis of early-stage laryngeal cancer is very good, and treatment is mainly surgical rolling needle radical radiotherapy, and regular follow-up after treatment is sufficient.

Could ear and neck pain be laryngeal cancer?

Laryngeal cancer may cause pain when the tumor infiltrates deep tissues of the larynx, or ulcers and infections appear on the surface. Advanced laryngeal cancer may cause persistent radiating pain. Since the nerves of the larynx and the ear are branches of the vagus nerve, a sore throat can also cause reflex neuralgia in the ear. It is important to rule out pain caused by concurrent ear diseases, such as otitis externa or otitis media. Ear pain and neck pain are generally not caused by laryngeal cancer, but mostly by ear or throat infections.