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This cancer, favored by the alcohol and tobacco, especially sees itself at the man after 50 years.
 ..Cancer of the larynx The signs of the illness
The revealing sign is a progressive dysphonie:Â the patient complains about a huskiness. The dyspnea (gene to the breathing), the dysphagie (difficulty to swallow), are a lot more belated.
All chronic huskiness requires a good exam direct laryngologique.
The orl examines under local anesthesia the larynx thanks to the laryngeal mirror. The tumor is observed thus.
The physician appreciates the mobility of the larynx and research of the palpable ganglia then.
The endoscopic exam (laryngoscopie) searches for a localization cancerous oesophagienne and permits the biopsy to the clip of the lesion.
 ..Cancer of the larynx Differential diagnosis
   * Benign tumors of the larynx (polyps of the vocal cords, vocal nodules.);    * Laryngeal tuberculosis; * chronic Laryngitis (that can degenerate);    * neurological Attack of the vocal cords.
 ..Cancer of the larynx Treatment
The treatment is surgical. The cobaltothérapie has some indications.
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