Radiotherapy and verrucous carcinoma of the larynx

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Ariel Cisternas V.
Mariela Torrente A.

Keywords

Upper aerodigestive tract (UAT), squamous cell carcinoma, verrucous carcinoma, radiotherapy

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) carcinoma (>90%). Precising the prevalence of the so-called varieties of squamous cell carcinoma has proved difficult. Differential diagnosis is necessary, on account of the differences between varieties both in management and prognosis. One of such varieties, verrucous carcinoma of the larynx, is a well-defined, no-metastatic tumor, characterized as a slow-growth neoplasm, of verrucous exophyitic pattern. Since laryngeal verrucous cancer may transform into anaplastic carcinoma, the role of radiotherapy in its treatment has been discussed. The aim of the present literature review was to shed light on this controversy.

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