Abstract
Forty-seven cases of laryngeal carcinoma treated at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ryukyus Faculty of Medicine from 1980 to 1984 were evaluated. Laryngeal carcinoma occurred most frequently (34%) in the 6th decade of life. Glottic carcinoma was the most common lesion. The crude five year survival rates were 92.9% for stage I laryngeal carcinoma, 77.8% for stage II, 68.7% for stage III, 45.5% for stage IV, and 72.1% for laryngeal carcinoma cases overall.
