Early & Late Laryngeal Cancer (ECPG)
- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the guideline
Monitoring/ Auditing Criteria:
- Acquire
full history from patients.
- Ensure
multidisciplinary team management of cancer larynx patients.
- Perform
laryngoscopic examination to all patients with cancer larynx.
- Perform
direct laryngoscopic examination to all patients with cancer larynx and
take biopsies for histopathological examination.
- Discuss
with the patients with different management options.
- Perform
regular follow up for treated patients including serial endoscopic
examinations and imaging studies.
- All
clinicians should be aware and informed to consider the following:
- Red
Flags that need urgent referral for Assessment/ Management must be taken
into consideration.
For
Assessment it is crucial to perform a detailed history/ clinical examination as
a minimum patient assessment.