Interest of MRI in Preoperative Staging for the Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Interest of MRI in Preoperative Staging for the Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

To determine if MRI can detect preoperative invasion of cartilage by laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma, and to compare it to CT imaging and histopathology in excised larynges and/or hypopharynges.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient ≥18 years old
• Patient with a laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer at any stage
• Patient eligible for a surgical treatment in multidisciplinary consultation
• Patient who did not oppose its participation to the study
• Indication for performing an MRI in addition to CT at the discretion of the investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with an ASA ("American Society of Anesthesiologists", international anesthesia classification) score ≥ 3,
• Patient with a chirurgical contraindication
• Patient with a MRI contraindication
• Pregnant or nursing woman
• Adult requiring protection (guardianship, supervision)
• Patient participating in interventional research (Excluding physiological studies and interventional research involving only minimal risks and constraints that do not interfere with the analysis of the primary outcome).