Rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx is an extremely rare disease. To date of the literature has been described only about 70 cases of rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx, including the adult population — 39 cases. There is very little information about the clinical presentation and course of rhabdomyosarcoma of the larynx. The article presents a review of the literature and our own observations of the di...

Phonatory control by laryngeal movement is discussed by summarizing our two previous studies regarding the role of vertical larynx movement based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observation. The first study focuses on a fundamental frequency (F0) control mechanism involving vertical larynx movement. Mid-sagittal images were recorded during vowel productions with a descending musical scale. ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the presence of cagA gene Helicobacter pylori in etiopathogenesis of initiation and development of larynx squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and its predictable role as a prognostic factor. MATERIAL AND METHODS The prospective, controlled study involved a series of 75 patients (65 male, 10 female, mean age 59.1 years, range 43 to 79 years) with lary...

Individual variation of larynx position reflects human morphological differences and thus contributes to generating biological information in speech sounds. This study examines the factors of orofacial morphology that co-vary with larynx position based on MRI data collected for 12 Japanese and 12 English speakers. The materials are midsagittal craniofacial images, and the method is based on the...

PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to address the issue of unnecessary irradiation of the normal larynx. METHODS We performed a literature review and dosimetry evaluation of intensity modulated radiotheraphy (IMRT) techniques. RESULTS Data suggest that matching conventional parallel opposed photon fields through adenopathy is a reasonable alternative to the common practice of unnecessari...

introduction: sentinel node mapping has been used for laryngeal carcinoma in several studies, with excellent results thus far.in the current study, we report our preliminary results on sentinel node mapping in laryngeal carcinoma using intra-operative peri-tumoral injection of a radiotracer.   materials and methods: patients with biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx were included...

The development the treatment of carcinoma of the larynx is closely linked with the development of the diagnostics of this cancer. Examination of the larynx was not always for granted. The indirect technique of examining the larynx with the aid of a dentistry mirror (1) was only developed by Manuel Garcia in the middle of the 19th century. The first direct laryngoscopy was performed by Alfred K...