title: Larynx squamous cell carcinoma: concepts and future directions.
abstract: The larynx is one of the most important structures in the upper aerodigestive tract. Functional impairment of the larynx is a bur-den to patients who suffer from laryngeal carcinoma, the second most common cancer of the head and neck region after the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. pablo.mojica@roswellpark.org
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mojica-Manosa
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reidy
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Wade
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis