Neoplastic Process
larynx neoplasm
lar·ynx ne·o·plasm [ lar-ingks nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Laryngeal Diseases
Definitions related to laryngeal neoplasm:
  • (larynx neoplasm) New abnormal laryngeal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; includes cancers or tumors of the larynx or any of its parts, the glottis, epiglottis, laryngeal cartilages, laryngeal muscles, and vocal cords.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the larynx.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Cancers or tumors of the LARYNX or any of its parts: the GLOTTIS; EPIGLOTTIS; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; and VOCAL CORDS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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