Glottic cancer in a non-smoking patient with laryngopharyngeal reflux

Abstract

The onset of carcinoma of the larynx, especially of the glottis, is heralded mainly by a change of voice. It has a male preponderance and is almost exclusively common to smokers and patients with heavy alcohol consumption. We report a case of glottic carcinoma in a non-smoker female patient. The only possible risk factor for her is a history of laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Keywords

• Glottic carcinoma
• nonsmoker
• laryngopharyngeal reflux