True statement about Infraglottic carcinoma of larynx is
Correct Answer: Commonly spreads to mediastinal nodes
Description: Subglottic cancer is the rarest of laryngeal cancer. Earliest presentation is a globus or foreign body sensation in throat followed by stridor or laryngeal obstruction. Hoarseness is a late feature and occurs due to involvement of glottis or recurrent laryngeal nerve. Lymphatic spread occurs to prelaryngeal, pretracheal, paratracheal and lower jugular nodes (i.e. mediastinal nodes.)
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