Q-Some friends and I were talking about one of our group who has cancer, and someone remarked that he`d rather not live than be severely disabled. He mentioned in particular that he couldn`t imagin… ...

True giant cell tumors of the larynx (GCTL) are quite rare, and only individual case reports are documented in the literature. Eight cases of GCTL were identified in the Otorhinolaryngic Pathology ...

Marty Kedian received a total larynx replacement after cancer was discovered on his voice box. He’s the third person in the United States to receive a total larynx replacement, according to the ...

Benign laryngeal tumors are noncancerous growths in the throat. Learn more here. ... Removal is an important part of treatment because there is a risk that tumors may grow and impede a person’s ...

More than 2,000 Britons are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer every year in the UK – a form of the disease that develops on the ...

This time, it’s throat cancer – and proof that a larynx transplant can help people to be able to speak again.. The patient is 59-year-old Massachusetts man Marty Kedian, and he is only a ...

The most common type of laryngectomy, i.e. surgical removal of advanced laryngeal cancer, changes the patient’s voice dramatically and can be very disruptive to their normal life. To improve the ...

At the Monaldi hospital, a simultaneous removal of a laryngeal tumor with laser and concurrent cochlear implant using advanced robotic arm technology was performed. This was made possible by a team ...

A 59-year-old man from Massachusetts has become the first known person to have received a total larynx transplant whilst having active cancer. Patient Marty Kedian has joined a very short list of ...

The Adam’s apple, also called a laryngeal prominence, refers to the bump of cartilage surrounding the thyroid and throat in the front of the neck. It is typically more prominent in males ...