REVIEW ARTICLE
Radiation diagnostics
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2026-28-2-491-497
THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTISPIRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DETECTION AND DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR EARLY LARYNGEAL CANCER

E.D. DEMICHEV1, P.V. SELIVERSTOV2

1Irkutsk Regional Oncological Dispensary, Irkutsk, Russian Federation
2Irkutsk Scientific Center of Surgery and Traumatology, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the head and neck. Although multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is widely used as a primary diagnostic tool, standardized protocols for interpreting MSCT data to assess tumor resectability in early-stage laryngeal cancer remain lacking.  This review article evaluates the diagnostic value of MSCT in adults with early laryngeal cancer. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across the CyberLeninka, EMBASE, PubMed, MEDLINE, and ResearchGate databases for articles published between 2010 and 2025. The search utilized the following keywords: “multislice computed tomography”, “radiation semiotics of laryngeal cancer”, “early laryngeal cancer”, “tumor resectability”, and “endolaryngeal resection”. Preliminary screening excluded papers that did not directly address the core objectives of this study. All original scientific articles focusing on the radiological diagnosis and management of early-stage laryngeal cancer were included for final review.

Keywords: Multispiral computed tomography, radiation semiotics of laryngeal cancer, early laryngeal cancer, tumor resectability, endolaryngeal resection.

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Authors' information:

Demichev Eduard Dmitrievich,
Radiologist of the Department of Radiology of MSCT, Maxillofacial Surgeon, Oncologist of the Оncological Department of Surgical Methods of Treatment of Head and Neck Tumors, Irkutsk Regional Oncological Dispensary
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3813-5643
E-mail: edik.demichev@bk.ru

Seliverstov Pavel Vladimirovich,
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Leading Researcher, Head of the Laboratory of Radiation Diagnostics of the Scientific and Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, Irkutsk Scientific Center of Surgery and Traumatology
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4050-9157
E-mail: pavv2001@mail.ru

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Radiologist of the Department of Radiology of MSCT, Maxillofacial Surgeon, Oncologist of the Оncological Department of Surgical Methods of Treatment of Head and Neck Tumors, Irkutsk Regional Oncological Dispensary

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