Total Laryngectomy |

According to the Head and Neck Cancer Guide, cancer of the larynx starts in one of these subsites, but it can grow into another subsite.

Supraglottis: This part of the voice box is above the vocal cords. Subsites of the supraglottis include the epiglottis above the hyoid bone, the epiglottis below the hyoid bone, the aryepiglottic folds, the arytenoids and the false vocal cords (also called the ventricular folds).
Glottis: This part of the voice box is hidden behind the thyroid cartilage. It is responsible for producing your voice. It is made up of the true vocal cords. The anterior commisure refers to the location in the front of the larynx where the vocal cords meet.
Subglottis: This part of the voice box extends from the bottom of the vocal cords to one centimeter below

Total Laryngectomy- is the surgical removal of the larynx.

Procedure
- making incisions in your neck through which their will remove your larynx
- with removing the larynx, the doctor will create the stoma (a small (size of a nickel) hole in the front of the trachea