Patient with advanced cancer on the left vocal fold (vf). The whitish cancerous lesion (*) extrudes into the glottis or opening between the right (R) and left (L) vocal folds. Reddish cancerous lesion extends towards the front of the left vocal fold (marked with arrow).

This picture was taken during surgery to remove the lesion; and endotracheal tube (tube) is behind the lesion.

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