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Laryngeal Carcinoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: Carcinoma that arises from the laryngeal epithelium. More than 90% of laryngeal carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas. The remainder are adenoid cystic carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas and carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Carcinoma of Larynx, Larynx Carcinoma, Laryngeal Cancer, Carcinoma of the Larynx, Cancer of the Larynx, Cancer of Larynx
Parent(s)
Malignant Laryngeal Neoplasm
Children
Laryngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Laryngeal Small Cell Carcinoma, Glottis Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Subglottic Carcinoma, Laryngeal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, and Supraglottic Carcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.