# Laryngeal cancer staging (AJCC chapter 13)

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## TL;DR

Cancer of the voice box is staged separately for its three parts (above, at and below the vocal cords), using how many areas are involved and whether the vocal cords still move.

## Summary

AJCC chapter 13 covers the larynx and is an 8th edition chapter in the AJCC 2026 table. In the NCI's summary, stage 0 is abnormal cells in the lining; stages I to III are described separately for the supraglottis, glottis and subglottis, with stage III including cancer confined to the larynx with vocal cords that do not move, or spread into the inner thyroid cartilage; stage IVC is spread to other parts of the body such as lungs, liver or bone. The stage descriptions are those in the National Cancer Institute's PDQ summary, which follows the AJCC tables.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: laryngeal cancer staging; larynx cancer staging

## Sources

- National Cancer Institute, Laryngeal cancer treatment (PDQ), patient version: stages: https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/patient/adult/laryngeal-treatment-pdq
- American College of Surgeons, AJCC Current Staging System 2026 (which chapters are 8th edition and which Version 9): https://www.facs.org/media/c5ik5tkr/ajcc-current-staging-system-2026.pdf

## Connected records

- terms: [AJCC stage (TNM staging manual)](https://onco.cc/terms/ajcc-stage/), [Disease-specific staging and risk systems (FIGO, Ann Arbor, IPI, R-ISS, ELN, IMDC)](https://onco.cc/terms/staging-systems/), [TNM staging](https://onco.cc/terms/tnm-staging/)
- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/), [Laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/laryngeal-cancer/)

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