Advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in an adolescent: A case and treatment considerations

Courtney J Hunter; Mauricio A Moreno; Graham M Strub

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9442

Advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in an adolescent: A case and treatment considerations

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Sep 26;12(10):e9442. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9442. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Authors

Courtney J Hunter¹, Mauricio A Moreno¹, Graham M Strub^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas USA.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock Arkansas USA.

Abstract

Pediatric laryngeal SCCa is a rare malignancy in childhood. High index of suspicion is critical to obtain timely tissue sample and diagnosis. Shared decision making is important when choosing treatment modalities for curative management, especially when working with adolescent patients.

Keywords: laryngeal neoplasms (D007822); shared decision making (D000080536); squamous cell carcinoma (D002294); squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (D000077195).

Publication types

Case Reports