Etiology of carcinoma of the larynx.

Since 1973, evidence based on case-control and mortality studies has suggested that carcinoma of the larynx was an asbestos-related tumour. In this study, 305 male and 206 female patients were interviewed on admission to the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospitals in London. Following endoscopy, biopsy material was reviewed and classified as either neoplastic, cysts and polyps or inflammatory; a fourth group consisted of patients for whom …