Laryngeal Consumption

Tea and Coffee Consumption and Risk of Laryngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND Tea and coffee are the most commonly consumed beverages in the worldwide. The relationship between tea and coffee consumption on the risk of laryngeal cancer was still unclear. METHODS Relevant studies were identified by searching electronic database (Medline and EMBASE) and reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles until Oct. 2013. Observational studies that reported RRs ...

Effect of smoking and alcohol consumption on laryngeal cancer risk in coastal Texas.

Data from case-control studies of respiratory cancer conducted in the Texas Gulf Coast region between 1975 and 1980 were used to examine the effects of smoking and alcohol on laryngeal cancer risk. Analyses were limited to living white males, aged 30-79, which included 151 histologically confirmed incident laryngeal cancer cases and 235 population-based controls. A dose-dependent effect for cig...

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in thyroid surgery: Clinical pathways and resources consumption.

BACKGROUND The impact of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury management in thyroid surgery seems to be relevant to patients, National Healthcare System (NHS), and society. METHODS We studied resource consumption in the management of patients with RLN injury versus noninjured patients investigating 3 perspectives (patients, NHS, and society) in 5 clinical pathways. RESULTS Direct medical ...

Isolated Laryngeal Amyloidosis

Laryngeal tuberculosis presenting as laryngeal carcinoma.

Tuberculosis (TB) accounts for the highest number of mortalities among infectious diseases worldwide. Laryngeal TB is an extremely rare presentation of TB. It has many similarities to laryngeal carcinoma, one of the three most common cancers among males in the city, with an age standardized rate of 8.6. The associated risk factors of laryngeal carcinoma i.e. smoking, paan, betel nut usage and a...