Larynx · NEET PG Preparation ENT
A 60-year-old chronic smoker presents with persistent hoarseness and a 1.5text{ cm} mass limited to the middle third of the right true vocal cord wit…
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hard · MCQ · Q-B674C2
A 60-year-old chronic smoker presents with persistent hoarseness and a mass limited to the middle third of the right true vocal cord with normal cord mobility. According to the TNM staging system for laryngeal cancer, this lesion is classified as:
- A.T1aCorrect answer
- B.T1b
- C.T2
- D.T3
Solution
Glottic carcinoma confined to one vocal cord with normal mobility is staged as T1. Specifically, involvement of only one vocal cord is T1a, while involvement of both vocal cords is T1b.
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