Guidelines for the laboratory handling of laryngectomy specimens

摘要

These guidelines are intended to facilitate the dissection and reporting of those tumours of the larynx, hypopharynx, and piriform fossa that may be treated by layngectomy. The guidelines incorporate the core data for histopathology reports on head and neck carcinomas previously published by the Royal College of Pathologists which indicate the information required, in addition to clinical data, for the consistent man- agement of these diseases and to give patients as accurate a prognosis as possible.