Two hundred laryngeal cancers: patterns of growth and spread as seen in serial section.

Whole organ serial section studies of specimens removed by partial or total laryngectomy have yielded information which the surgeon ordinarily needs in determining the suitability of the laryngeal cancer for conservation surgery. This information includes the degree to which the surface presentation of a growth reveals its margins, and the likelihood of invasion of the laryngeal framework and overlying soft tissues. The present studies indicate that in assessing these features of a growth before treatment, the surgeon can be guided by: 1. location; 2. fixation, and 3. size of the growth. These features are presented together under each location.