Carcinoma that arises from the laryngeal epithelium. More than 90% of laryngeal carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas. The remainder are adenoid cystic carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas and carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation.
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exact_synonym:
DOID:2600; NCIT:C4855; carcinoma of larynx; carcinoma of the larynx; http://identifiers.org/medgen/108889; http://identifiers.org/snomedct/276975007; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0595989; larynx carcinoma
broad_synonym:
cancer of larynx; cancer of the larynx; laryngeal cancer; laryngeal throat cancer