Due to larynx vital role in phonation, respiration and deglutition the study main purpose was to preserve its functions and to assess the therapeutic option for bicordal-commissure laryngeal glottic cancer. Histopathological, histochemical and immunohistochemical morphologic exam represents an essential stage in diagnosis, resection margins and prognosis evaluation. A multimodal approach of bicordal-commissure glottic carcinoma from the clinic to the lab and beyond is necessary because it represents a complex disease due to the evaluation, diagnosis, staging, treatment indications and...

This atlas of tongue base, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal pathology represents the teamwork effort of ENT Department Timisoara's ("Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, RO) surgeons to present their experience. Patients with laryngeal, hypopharyngeal and tongue base pathology represents almost 50% of all surgically patients from our ENT Department. In our ENT Department the assessment of the primary tumor was performed by inspection and palpation, when possible, and by indirect mirror exam followed by rigid, flexible endoscopy or suspended microlaryngoscopy. Lymph nodes...

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) is a rare and a serious systemic vasculitis with preferential involvement of the upper and lower respiratory tract, eyes skin and kidneys. The diagnosis is established based on the clinical and paraclinical exams. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis may affect any airway segment, determining inflammation, ulceration, pseudomembranes, tracheobronchomalacia, cartilage destruction and laryngeal-tracheo-bronchial stenoses.