title: Laryngeal cancer in children and adolescents.
abstract: Laryngeal cancer is rare in children and adolescents, and delays in diagnosis are common because the presenting symptoms are often mistaken for inflammatory or benign laryngeal disease. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis; however, data on treatment options and rehabilitation are limited. This article reviews the reported literature with recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation based on tumor histology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: McGuirt
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy