Partial Laryngectomy to Treat Early Glottic Cancer After Failure of Radiation Therapy

Abstract

These results indicate that partial laryngectomy is a useful option for the treatment of irradiation failure in the treatment of stage I and stage II vocal cord carcinomas. However, careful follow-up is mandatory for patients with a small surgical margin.

Supracricoid partial laryngectomies after radiation failure: A multi‐institutional series

“…[29][30][31][32] In fact, they preserve speech, preserve oral feeding with safe swallowing, and avoid permanent tracheostoma. Nevertheless, strict oncologic criteria need to be followed for patient selection to obtain a successful locoregional control of the disease.…”

Treatment outcomes of the patients with early glottic cancer treated with initial radiotherapy and salvaged by conservative surgery

“…Additional excision of part of the opposite vocal cord was performed according to the extent of the tumor. In the extended frontolateral laryngectomy, part or all of the arytenoids was removed in addition to that described for the frontolateral laryngectomy (22).…”

Partial laryngectomy for recurrent glottic carcinoma after radiotherapy

“…Keywords: glottic recurrent laryngeal cancer; radiotherapy; partial laryngectomy; endoscopic laser surgery; frontolateral partial laryngectomy Early laryngeal cancer is curable with either radiotherapy or surgery. 1 The aim of the treatment is tumor control with maximal preservation of function. 2 In most centers in northern Europe and North America, radiotherapy is the primary treatment for patients with small laryngeal tumors.…”

“…3 The main argument for the choice of this kind of treatment is the supreme posttreatment quality of voice. 1,4,5 Local recurrences after radiotherapy for glottic lesions occur in 5% to 20% for T1 tumors and 25% to 30% for T2 tumors. 6 Once a recurrence is confirmed by histologic examination, a surgical salvage procedure is the only chance of cure.…”