During speech, the cords are stretched across the larynx; air released from the lungs is forced between the cords, causing them to vibrate and so produce voice. Various muscles adjust the tension of the cords as well as the space between them, thus varying the pitch of the sounds produced....
is called the maximum phonation time; this potential depends on such factors as body physiology, state of health, age, body size, physical training, and thecompetenceof the laryngeal voice generator—that is, the ability of theglottis(the vocal cords and the opening between them) to convert ...
The concept that lymphangiomyoma is a hamartoma makes this association an attractive one. The presence of chylothorax has been emphasized as a possible differential point between these two entities. However, 2 cases of tuberous sclerosis ... J Jao,S Gilbert,R Messer - 《Cancer》 被引量: 714...
electrician, and decoration worker who use to hold those materials in between their teeth during their work. Usually, the victims present with respiratory distress. hoarseness of voice and/or dysphagia, which are proceeded by a severe history of choking cough immediately after ingestion of foreign ...
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The internal space of the larynx, which is lined by mucosa, can be divided into 3 anatomic subunits: the supraglottis (including the epiglottis and arytenoids), glottis (both true and false vocal cords as well as the laryngeal ventricles in between them), and subglottis (space just below ...
When studying the larynx it may be advisable to use a multicassette so that the different sections are obtained simultaneously, obviating changes in the laryngeal airway and in the position of the patient between individual exposures. With this equipment we have been able to demonstrate conclusively...
Small cell carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the larynx. Since this lesion was first described, only 58 cases have been reported in the literature. Between December 1985 and March 1992, five patients with small cell carcinoma of the... J Solé,A Jürgens,E Musulén,... - 《Bull Ca...
The highest rate of hypothyroidism (34%) was present in patients treated with surgery combined with radiotherapy, whereas among patients treated with surgery only 7% were hypothyroid (p < 0.001). There was no difference in the duration of follow-up between therapy and inclusion in the study ...
Laryngeal cancer affects approximately12,000 people in the United States each year, and nearly half of tumors present as an early-stage tumor (T1–2 N0) arising from the true vocal cords. The major risk factor for laryngeal carcinoma is tobacco use, and greater the 95 % of patients with ...