It is a disease more common in males (90%) in the sixth and seventh decades of life. It is important not to discount this disease in young men and / or women, as any rule is confirmed by exceptions.
In deaths from cancer in males, the throat has an incidence of 3 to 5% with the percentage ranking among the top ten.
History Larynx Cancer
Early diagnosis of cancer of the larynx when facility Turck and Czermak (1857) with the help of local anesthesia by cocaine (Koller 1884 -) and artificial light could be applied to the diagnosis and treatment, the laryngeal mirror, invented by Dr. Garcia (1855).
The disease was in the late nineteenth century a great broadcasting who suffered, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary and the dispute between German and British doctors, which transcended international politics.
A major milestone was the first laryngectomy performed by Billroth in Vienna (31-12-1873). In Argentina, the first surgery was performed in the French Hospital by Dr. Fernando Perez (1893).
When cancer is localized in the larynx, it is possible to go against cancer and not against the larynx (Alonso), so the prescribed treatment requires a careful study in each case.
The voice can be very acceptable after radiation treatments or conservative surgery.
After total laryngectomy as I enunciate try to get early oral communication (artificial larynx, valve, re-education).
When the patient is left with permanent tracheostoma is necessary to inform the patient about the care to be taken.
