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Diagnosis, Assessment and Staging of Carcinoma of the Larynx

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Carcinoma of the Larynx and Hypopharynx

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Detailed assessment and staging of carcinoma of the larynx is mandatory as this will impact the treatment protocol. Decision-making is often complex and demanding. It is useful to remember that in most patients, the disease is resectable and treatable but not all are curable.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Formerly at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Sudhir Bahadur

  2. Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

    Junaid Malik

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  1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Sudhir Bahadur

  2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Alok Thakar

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Manipal Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Bidhu K. Mohanti

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Bahadur, S., Malik, J. (2019). Diagnosis, Assessment and Staging of Carcinoma of the Larynx. In: Bahadur, S., Thakar, A., Mohanti, B. (eds) Carcinoma of the Larynx and Hypopharynx . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3110-7_3

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