If laryngeal cancer spreads
Cancer cells can spread from the larynx to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.
Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your healthcare team plan your treatment and future care. If laryngeal cancer spreads, it can spread to the following:
- other areas of the larynx
- soft tissues of the neck
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lymph nodes in the neck - thyroid and cricoid cartilage in the larynx
- thyroid gland
- along the vocal cords
- base of the tongue
- pharynx
- windpipe (trachea)
- tongue muscles and neck muscles
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the space between the lungs (
mediastinum ) - esophagus
- lung
- liver
- bone
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