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| | Laryngeal Cancer |
 | | Laryngeal cancer treatment may include surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. | | | Stage IV laryngeal cancer treatments can include total laryngectomy with radiation therapy, radiation therapy with or without surgery, or chemotherapy plus radiation. | | | Chemotherapy—Chemotherapy to treat laryngeal cancer is sometimes given, but always in combination with radiation therapy. |
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http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3800/3858.asp?index=12312
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| | eMedicine - Fractures, Laryngeal : Article by Samir S Pancholi, DO |
| | All of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles are innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and the extrinsic muscles (cricothyroideus) are innervated by the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. | | | The interarytenoid muscles are the only laryngeal muscles to have bilateral innervation from the recurrent laryngeal nerves. | | | Generally, in the setting of a laryngeal fracture, chest and cervical spine radiographs are obtained to exclude associated cervical injuries. |
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| | From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor |
| | However, on the basis of several large series of laryngeal trauma cases, it appears that early surgical intervention is more effective in allowing accurate identification of mucous membrane, muscle and cartilaginous injuries that can be repaired primarily, rather than relying on healing by secondary intention or grafting. | | | The management of a severed recurrent laryngeal nerve continues to be a surgical dilemma. | | | Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is often associated with cricoarytenoid joint injury. |
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http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/081299.html
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| | laryngeal - definition of laryngeal in Encyclopedia |
| | The laryngeal theory requires fairly widespread adjustments in our view of the inflections of Indo-European. | | | The theory was first proposed by Ferdinand de Saussure in 1879; however, it did not begin to achieve any general acceptance until Hittite was discovered and slowly deciphered in the mid-20th century. | | | The Uralic (and Hittite) evidence does in any event seem to contradict the assumption still held by some, that the laryngeals would have had no pronunciation at all, and are simply phonetic coefficients. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/laryngeal
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| | AADMC: Selected Articles 2001: C1 inhibitor therapy for laryngeal edema in HAE |
| | C1 inhibitor therapy for laryngeal edema in HAE | | | Injection of the C1INH preparation now available in Europe has been successful in helping resolution of the episodic swelling of the skin and intestinal mucosa which commonly occur in HAE. | | | Although this study is not carefully controlled the results do look quite encouraging especially since the authors claim that no emergency measures (e.g., tracheotomy) were ever required in the episodes of laryngeal edema treated with C1INH. |
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http://www.aaaai.org/aadmc/currentliterature/selectedarticles/2001archive/c1_inhibitor.html
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: Laryngeal nerve palsy |
| | Laryngeal nerve palsy is damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (or less commonly the vagus nerve) that results in paralysis of the larynx (voice box). | | | These include damage to either the vagus nerve or the laryngeal nerve, due to tumors in the neck and chest or diseases in the chest such as aortic aneurysms. | | | Once the recurrent laryngeal nerve is damaged, there is no specific treatment to heal it. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gGEC/is_0012/ai_2699001238
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| | Laryngeal Trauma - #2 |
| | Repair of recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries is controversial. | | | Schaefer, S.D. The treatment of acute external laryngeal injuries "State of the Art". | | | Hoarseness or change in the patient's voice should alert the physician to the possibility of laryngeal injury. |
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| | Laryngeal Cancer: |
| | Re-irradiation for laryngeal salvage following radiation therapy failure has resulted in long-term survival in a small number of patients; it may be considered for small recurrences after radiation therapy, especially in patients who refuse or are not candidates for laryngectomy. | | | A meta-analysis of 3 trials of patients with locally advanced laryngeal carcinomas compared patients who received standard radical surgery plus radiation therapy with patients who received neoadjuvant cisplatin and fluorouracil, followed by radiation therapy alone in responders or radical surgery plus radiation therapy in nonresponders. |
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| | Southern California Veterinary Surgical Group - Laryngeal Paralysis |
| | This can be secondary to a disease process that affects all of the nerves of the body (polyneuropathy) or a traumatic event that affects only the laryngeal innervation. | | | While emergency procedures ranging from sedation, oxygen, and corticosteroids to tracheotomy may be required for initial stabilization, SURGERY is the only permanent correction. | | | A temporary tracheotomy may be necessary to bypass the compromised airway as an emergency procedure until definitive surgical correction can be performed. |
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http://www.artreality.com/portfolio/wdwork/vet/laryngealparalysis.htm
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| | Canine Laryngeal Paralysis |
| | The most common technique seems to be the Extralaryngeal technique which involves cutting through the neck, close to the jugular, isolating the laryngeal "folds" and stitching one or both of the folds open. | | | There are two basic surgical approaches commonly done for Laryngeal Paralysis: Extralaryngeal (from the outside of the throat) and Intralaryngeal (usually through the mouth). | | | It can happen to any breed dog, but is especially common in the large breeds. |
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| | Cancer Information, Research, and Treatment for all Types of Cancer OncoLink |
| | The treatment of laryngeal cancer has undergone changes in the past 10 years or so, mainly to reflect the desire to preserve a patient's voice box. | | | In fact, not using tobacco of any kind, by either smoking or smokeless, is the healthiest thing anyone can do, both in terms of preventing laryngeal cancer, as well as the prevention of other throat cancers, lung cancers, and many other serious health problems. | | | Before the staging systems are introduced, first some background on how cancers grow and spread, and therefore advance in stage. |
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http://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=7&s=24&ss=185&id=9450
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| | Classification of Laryngeal Dystonias |
| | The focus of this classification obviously is on the focal laryngeal dystonias; however, the above distinction is important clinically, and therefore the non-focal group is included for completeness, to emphasize the point that not all dystonias are focal, and because it is appropriate to treat the "laryngeal component" of some non-focal dystonia patients. | | | The primary initial grouping of dystonias is that each is either focal laryngeal (no clinically apparent involvement of any other structures besides the larynx), or non-focal (involvement of other structures/systems, such as the tongue, palate, or pharynx (e.g., Meige's syndrome) or even the neck, head, or extremities (e.g., cerebral palsy). | | | Woodson et al [6] have shown that the degree of supraglottic contraction observed on TFL seems to correlate reasonably well with the severity of the dysphonia. |
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http://www1.wfubmc.edu/voice/dysphonia/classification.htm
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Laryngeal Disorders: Introduction |
| | Brachycephalic and obese dogs, and dogs with laryngeal paralysis (see Laryngeal Paralysis) develop laryngeal edema and laryngitis through severe panting or respiratory effort during excitement or hyperthermia. | | | Edema may also result from allergy, inhalation of irritants, or surgery in the area. | | | Intubation for anesthesia, especially when attempted with inadequate induction or poor technique, is likely to provoke laryngeal edema. |
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| | Topics of Interest > Laryngeal Paralysis |
| | Siemering and Brehm are the surgeons at SouthPaws and perform a full range of soft tissue, orthopaedic, and neurological surgical procedures. | | | The most successful surgery, and the one most frequently performed, is called ARYTENOID LATERALIZATION, or laryngeal tieback. | | | After the surgery, most dogs are sent home for a couple of weeks of rest. |
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| | Respiratory Disorders - Congenital Laryngeal Stridor / Laryngomalacia |
| | Sixty percent of infants born with congenital laryngeal stridor | | | During fetal development, the structures in the larynx may not fully develop. | | | The condition usually improves by the time the infant is 18 months old and has no long-term complications. |
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| | Recurrent laryngeal nerve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The recurrent laryngeal nerve arises from the vagus nerve, and supplies all muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid. | | | The nerve splits into anterior and posterior rami before supplying muscles in the voice box — it supplies all laryngeal muscles except for the cricothyroid. | | | Galen was the first to describe the clinical syndrome of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve
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| | eMedicine - Conservation Laryngeal Surgery, Subtotal Laryngectomy : Article by David J Terris, MD |
| | Although the use of chemotherapy for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer, particularly as part of so-called organ-sparing protocols, has increased in the past decade, the mainstay of treatment remains surgery, often combined with radiation therapy. | | | One reason may be that at approximately the same time that the NTL was introduced, Singer and Blom began popularizing the technique of tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP), which has had a high success rate mainly because of newly developed silicone prostheses. | | | Unfortunately, most patients with advanced-stage cancer are not candidates for traditional conservational surgery in which a permanent tracheostoma is avoided; therefore, a total laryngectomy (TL) is frequently required. |
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| | Laryngeal paralysis in dogs and horses |
| | Bilateral laryngeal paralysis patients in an "air hungry" state, are exerting all their energy into breathing in a forced manner. | | | Most cases are older dogs over the age of 8 years, and usually affected are larger breed dogs (over 50 lbs), although any dog is susceptible to this condition. | | | This type of pneumonia is very difficult to treat, and often times treatment is unsuccessful for the patient. |
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| | Unilateral Laryngeal Nerve Injury - Symptom complexes |
| | It affects all of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles (thyroarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, posterior cricoarytenoid, interarytenoid) except the cricothyroid. | | | This syndrome results from an injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. | | | Ansa cervicalis - I have not heard of any significant morbidity to sacrificing this nerve |
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| | Cancer of the Larynx - CancerIndex |
| | Laryngeal Cancer Index: The Voice Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School This web page is the starting point for several other pages covering more specific aspects of laryngeal cancer including, staging, treatment, surgery, and Speech after a total laryngectomy. | | | Laryngectomy Association of Ireland (Ireland) a national association formed to meet the needs of patients, family and professionals who are involved in the field of laryngectomy. | | | Laryngeal cancer is a malignancy arising in the tissues of the larynx (voicebox). |
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| | Laryngeal Cancer |
| | Diagnosis of laryngeal cancer does not always mean surgical removal of the entire larynx. | | | Depending on the size, location, and time of cancer detection, one or more of the following approaches may be used: radiation therapy, chemotherapy, partial laryngectomy. | | | In other cases, total laryngectomy, with or without radiation therapy or chemotherapy, may be the only life-saving solution. |
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http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/laryngeal-cancer.htm
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| | Laryngeal Cancer & Tumor Stagin |
| | There is a separate staging system for cancers that affect different subdivisions of the larynx. | | | Patients with tumors in this area may present with a sore throat, pain on swallowing (odynophagia), or ear pain (otalgia). | | | Cancers of the glottic larynx are more likely to be detected early because even small lesions produce voice changes readily noticeable by the patient and his/her family members; however, patients with smoking-related chronic laryngitis who are used to a chronically hoarse voice may not detect voice changes produced by an early cancer at this location. |
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http://www.gbmc.org/voice/laryngealcancertumorstagin.cfm
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| | Laryngeal Cancer - What Is It? |
| | CONTENTS: Clear explanations of laryngeal cancer treatment, stages of the cancer, description of a total laryngectomy surgery and an exploration of the speech options thereafter. | | | Excellent LINKS and a good starting point for laryngeal cancer information on the web. | | | CONTENTS: A physician guided website for laryngeal cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. |
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| | Cancer Issues - Listen to Your Voice |
| | For example, she says there may be no clues on the surface of the larynx, but high-speed imaging could indicate something like laryngeal cancer at a very early stage. | | | Yan says a better understanding of how the voice is produced might help doctors find problems before any physical signs appear. |
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http://www.cancerissues.com/ms/news/8011218/main.html
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| | University of Chicago Hospitals: Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer of the Larynx) |
| | In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, the physician may carefully feel the neck to check for lumps, swelling, tenderness, and other changes. | | | The symptoms of laryngeal cancer may resemble other conditions or medical problems. | | | The following are the most common symptoms of laryngeal cancer. |
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| | Laryngeal papilloma definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | The disease can be due to the baby contracting human papilloma virus (HPV) during birth through the vaginal canal from a mother with genital warts (which are due to HPV). | | | Laryngeal papilloma definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms | | | MedicineNet Home > MedTerms medical dictionary A-Z List > Laryngeal papilloma |
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| | What is laryngeal cancer? |
| | For information about cancer, our services or to make a donation, e-mail us at info@cis.cancer.ca or call 1 888 939-3333. | | | Because it causes hoarseness, this type of laryngeal cancer is usually diagnosed early. | | | About cancer Prevention Cancer research Support/Services How you can help Publications |
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http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,2939,3172_10175_84156_langId-en,00.html
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| | The laryngeal mask was developed by Dr Archie Brain | | | Alternatively, the laryngeal mask may be used to guide passage of a fibreoptic bronchoscope into the trachea, thus allowing intubation of the trachea. | | | sage of a laryngeal mask is associated with a higher positive end-expiratory pressure than is present with an ETT |
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| | Gallery of Laryngeal Pathology |
| | Vocal Process "tattoo" commonly seen after the healing of vocal process granulomas | | | Candida (fungal) laryngitis in an asthma patient on long-term steroid inhalers | | | Reflux laryngitis with a right V.C. cyst and left V.C. nodule |
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| | Laryngeal Cancer |
| | Otolaryngology - Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer of the Larynx) | | | ACS :: All About Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer | | | Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Laryngeal Cancer Treatment... |
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| | Fact Sheet: Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer |
| | An estimated 3,700 people died of laryngeal cancer in 2002 representing approximately two thirds of one percent of all cancer deaths in this country.Even for disease survivors, the consequences of laryngeal cancer are often severe.Laryngeal cancer is a preventable disease because the risk factors are associated with modifiable behaviors. | | | Alcohol:This acts as a promoter of the cancer causing process making it another important risk factor for laryngeal cancer. | | | Development of this deadly disease is a process which involves many factors, but approximately 90 percent of head and neck cancers occur after exposure to known carcinogens (cancer causing substances) causing a type of the disease calledsquamous cell carcinoma (SCCA). |
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| | Radiotherapy Given for Non-Laryngeal Head and Neck Tumours May Lead to Significant Voice Dysfunction |
| | Seventeen patients with non-laryngeal tumours and 13 patients with early laryngeal (glottic) tumours were evaluated. | | | Now, a new study from Canada suggests that wide-field head and neck radiotherapy adversely affects voice, even when compared to patients receiving laryngeal RT. | | | However, early research suggests that significant vocal dysfunction occurs to patients undergoing wide-field radiotherapy (RT) for non-laryngeal tumors of the head and neck, especially when compared to comparable age and gender-matched controls. |
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| | Most laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers can be prevented. | | | These are discussed near the end of this document in "What's New in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Research and Treatment?" | | | Tobacco use is the most important cause of cancer in these areas. |
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Can_Laryngeal_and_Hypopharyngeal_cancer_be_prevented_23.asp?sitearea
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| | Laryngeal Cancer |
| | Laryngeal cancer is a malignant tumor that develops on the tissues of the larynx. | | | There are several types of cancers that can develop in the larynx. | | | Some people often refer to laryngeal cancer as throat cancer. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Laryngeal nerve damage |
| | An x-ray or CT scan of the chest may be done to detect any abnormalities in the mediastinum that might be responsible for the injury. | | | This usually means a laryngeal nerve is injured. | | | Two procedures, laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, allow the doctor to see if the vocal cords have an abnormal motion. |
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| | Laryngeal and Speech Section |
| | To determine the role of sensory function abnormalities in spasmodic dysphonia, laryngeal sensori-motor functioning is being evaluated in patients and controls using electromyography, afferent stimulation and magnetoencephalography. | | | Basic studies are currently addressing the potential role of laryngeal inflammation in the development of laryngeal motor control disorders and the identification of sensori-motor pathways involved in laryngeal central nervous system control. | | | The feasibility of neuromuscular and sensory stimulation to improve swallowing in pharyngeal dysphagia is being studied. |
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| | Medcyclopaedia - Trauma, laryngeal |
| | Delay in the treatment may lead to a less good result. | | | Adequate treatment of laryngeal trauma is necessary to avoid stenosis or aspiration, and to restore an acceptable voice quality. | | | Mucosal tears, false passages and tracheal rupture can be identified by laryngoscopy, but extensive soft tissue swelling and injury may limit its diagnostic yield. |
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http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vi_2/t/TRAUMA_LARYNGEAL.aspx
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| | Laryngeal Diseases |
| | Laryngitis [1 more specific term/s, 4 more link/s] | | | NCI/PDQ Physician Statement: Laryngeal cancer: U. of Pennsyvania Oncolink | | | Anaphylaxis with acute laryngeal edema, gross: U. of Utah Webpath |
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| | Herbal Encyclopedia - Y |
| | ---Medicinal Action and Uses---Recommended for bronchial and laryngeal troubles and in chronic pulmonary affections, in the treatment of asthma and hay-fever in combination with Grindelia robusta. | | | Alcohol is the best agent for the fluid extract of the dried plant. |
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| | Canine Laryngeal Paralysis |
| | Just a note - if you have more than one dog at home make sure | | | We are here to provide information and support | | | Click to subscribe to the LP LIST or to view the ARCHIVES |
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