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The most common staging system for laryngeal cancer is the TNM system.
For laryngeal cancer there are 5 stages – stage 0 followed by stages 1 to 4.
Often the stages 1 to 4 are written as the Roman numerals I, II, III and IV.
Generally, the higher the stage number, the more the cancer has spread.
Talk to your doctor if you have questions about staging.
Some doctors may also use the following terms when discussing laryngeal
cancer:
Stage 1
The tumour is only within the subglottis.