Brenda Jensen, 52, of Modesto, Calif., became the second person ever to receive a larynx transplant, complete with new trachea and thryoid gland, this past October. Jensen spoke to ABCnews.com ...

This patient underwent transplantation of the larynx, trachea, pharynx, and thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the transplant has remained viable for 40 months.

Your larynx is the part of your throat that contains your voice box. It’s located at the upper end of your windpipe ( trachea ). Your larynx is important for breathing, swallowing, and speaking.

As the larynx rises, the epiglottis is forced down, covering the trachea (TRAY-kee-uh) like a toilet seat lid covers a toilet bowl. Your vocal cords are inside the larynx.

Stage 4: Cancer has spread beyond your larynx to some other part of your body. Laryngeal cancer in the subglottis, below your vocal cords Stage 1: Cancer is present only in the subglottis.

The larynx, also known as the voice box, is a hollow tube that runs vertically down the middle of the neck above the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The larynx, which includes your vocal cords, is another name for the voice box. It’s a tube about 2 inches (5cm) long in adults. It sits above the windpipe (trachea) in the neck and in front of the ...

CONGENITAL anomalies involving the larynx, trachea and esophagus are rare. Five types of tracheal and esophageal anomalies have been described by Ladd.1 Sayre and Hall2 reported 2 cases of anomalie ...