Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de la laringe
Laryngeal cancer (luh-RIN-jee-ul KAN-ser)
Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking). Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the larynx).
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.