title: [The epidemiology and classification of laryngeal carcinoma].
abstract: The basic epidemiological data concerning laryngeal carcinoma in Poland were presented, and risk factors in laryngeal carcinoma were reviewed. The premalignant laryngeal lesions, grading of squamous cell carcinoma, and rare malignant tumors of the larynx were discussed. Apart of presentation of actual TNM classification of laryngeal carcinoma, the established criteria of local advancement assessment, and anatomical terms introduced in new TNM system were clarified.
authors.affiliation: Swietokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii w Kielcach, Dział Otolaryngologii Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi. stanislaw.bien@onkol.kielce.pl
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bień
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors