Tumours of the Larynx

1 Development, Anatomy, Spatial Compartments and Regions.- 1.1 Development.- 1.2 Postnatal Changes.- 1.3 Anatomy.- 1.4 Regional and Spatial Division.- 2 Particular Problems of Histological Preparation and Assessment: Advanced Methods.- 2.1 Whole-Organ Serial Sections.- 2.2 Histological Evaluation.- 2.3 Advanced Methods in the Evaluation of Precancerous Lesions and Carcinomas.- 2.4 Advanced Methods in the Determination of Tumour Types.- 3 Benign Neoplasms.- 3.1 Definition, Classification, Frequency, General Therapeutic Aspects.- 3.2 Epithelial Tumours.- 3.3 Tumours of Soft Tissue.- 3.4 Tumours of Cartilaginous and Osseous Tissue.- 3.5 Tumours of the Lymphatic and Haematopoietic System.- 3.6 Miscellaneous Tumours, Malformations.- 4 General Conditions and Risk Factors of Carcinogenesis, Precancerous Lesions.- 4.1 Incidence, Age, Sex Distribution and Risk Factors.- 4.2 Papilloma/Papillomatosis and Viral Infection in Laryngeal Carcinogenesis.- 4.3 Chronic Laryngitis.- 4.4 Epidermoid Metaplasia.- 4.5 Multitopic (Multicentric) Tumour Growth: Field Cancerization.- 4.6 Precancerous Lesions.- 4.7 Carcinoma in Situ, Microinvasive Carcinoma.- 4.8 Evaluation of Histological Finding.- 4.9 Therapy of Dysplasia and Carcinoma In Situ of the Larynx.- 5 Squamous Cell Carcinomas.- 5.1 Origin and Spread of Carcinomas.- 5.2 Metastasis.- 5.3 TNM Classification of Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and Caudal Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.- 5.4 Histology of Squanomous Cell Carcinoma.- 6 Management of Laryngeal Cancer and Histopathological Inferences.- 6.1 Diagnosis and Prevention.- 6.2 Surgery.- 6.3 Radiation Therapy.- 6.4 Changes Following Treatment with Cytostatic Agents.- 7 Unusual Malignant Tumours.- 7.1 Special Forms of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- 7.2 Nonepithelial Malignant Tumours.- 7.3 Radiogenic Tumours.- 8 Pseudotumours of the Larynx.- 8.1 Inflammatory Pseudotumours.- 8.2 Laryngeal Cysts and Laryngoceles.- 8.3 Metabolically Induced Pseudotumours.- 8.4 Endolaryngeal Thyroid Tissue.- References.