title: [Laryngeal cancer in children: case report].
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx is very rare in children and adolescents. It is usually diagnosed at late stages because early symptoms are often attributed to the maturation process or other common laryngeal pediatric diseases. Early visualization of vocal cords with fexible laryngoscopy is important in children presenting suggestive symptoms of laryngeal pathology. Defnitive diagnosis of carcinoma is made by biopsy, and juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis the most important differential diagnosis. Treatment constitutes a clinical challenge. There are no established protocols, and clinicians should make a special effort to preserve the functions of the larynx, and avoid long term complications. We present a 12-years-old child with invasive laryngeal carcinoma, without prior history of juvenile papillomatosis or radiotherapy, which responded favorably to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
authors: Servicio de Endoscopia Respiratoria, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. adrianzanetta67@hotmail.com
authors: Adrián
authors: A
authors: Zanetta
authors: Giselle
authors: G
authors: Cuestas
authors: Nicolás
authors: N
authors: Méndez Venditto
authors: Hugo
authors: H
authors: Rodríguez
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Tiscornia
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Magaró
authors: Salvador
authors: S
authors: Magaró
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male