Cancer of the larynx
Definition
Nursing management
Causes
Clinical manifestations
Diagnostic tests
Treatment
Is a type of a disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of the larynx/voice box.
Ear pain
Difficulty in swallowing
Persistant sore throat
CT scan
Biopsy
Endoscopy
Alcohol consumption
Smoking tobacco
Nebulization
Administration of Oxygen therapy
Sit the patient in fowlers position to facilitate breathing.
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Neck resection
Partial laryngectomy
Total laryngectomy
Unhealthu diet
Risk factors
Human papillomavirus
Low immunity
Poor nutrition
Pathophysiology
Uncontrollable growth of cells that invade and cause damage to the throat.
Prevention
Avoid smoking
Avoid alcohol consumption
Stay away for radiation rays
Staging
Stage 0
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 4
Carcinoma insitu
Tumor confined to the vocal cords and they can move normally.
Tumor has spread to the supraglottis and subglottis.
Tumor has caused the vocal cords to stop moving.
Tumor has grown through the thyroid cartilage and spread to tissues beyond the larynx.(advanved stage)