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

Abstract

Key Clinical Message 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)