OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of partial laryngectomy to treat glottic cancer after failure of radiation therapy. DESIGN A 12-year retrospective outcome analysis. SETTING University referral center. PATIENTS A total of 19 patients who underwent partial laryngectomy to treat glottic cancer after failure of radiation therapy. RESULTS The follow-up period in this group ranged from 31 to 1...

We herein report a rare case of thyroid chondrosarcoma in which laryngeal preservation surgery was performed. The patient man his 40s. A hard mass palpated on the right lateral side cartilage. Enhanced computed tomography showed tumor cartilage with partial destruction Ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology suggested lesion origin. therefore diagnosed tumor. performed laryngecto...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether Pearson classic near-total laryngectomy is a sensible surgical treatment modality for laryngeal carcinomas with subglottic extension. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of patients treated by near-total laryngectomy in a university hospital that is an academic tertiary health care center. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTION Medical and computer records of 135 patients ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the merits of computer-aided voice analysis procedures for very irregular voices of patients after total and laser surgical partial laryngectomy, and to characterize qualitative differences in speech and voice function between these 2 groups of patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING University hospital in Göttingen, Germany PATIENTS Twenty-nine patients with ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Although salvage total laryngectomy remains the definitive approach to recurrent/persistent glottic cancer following failed radiation therapy for favorable early-stage disease, it comes at the price of a permanent laryngostome and an impact on quality of life. We describe a three-stage method of laryngeal reconstruction for salvage partial laryngectomy to address the uniqu...

BACKGROUND Closure of salvage laryngectomy defects with vascularized tissue remains controversial. METHODS We evaluate outcomes in patients who required repair of a fistula after attempted primary closure of salvage laryngectomy defect and assess risk factors for persistent fistula. Between 2001 and 2010, 20 patients were treated for pharyngocutaneous fistulae after primary closure of a salva...

There is a paucity of information on listener perceptions Individuals with Laryngectomy (IWL) based different modes speech, in particular, speech following Supracricoid (SCL).

Total laryngectomy is a necessary procedure that produces an enduring set of social and functional limitations. Creation of a small passage of air to pass from the trachea to the pharynx facilitates restoration of a near to normal voice, that has become the method of choice for the majority of laryngectomy patients.

T1–T2 glottic carcinomas may be treated with conservative surgery or radiotherapy. The goals of treatment are cure and laryngeal voice preservation. The aim of the current study was to review the literature and discuss the optimal management of T1 and T2 glottic carcinoma. Literature review indicated that the local control, laryngeal preservation, and survival rates of patients were similar aft...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Report on the successful use of the supraclavicular flap for reconstruction following total laryngectomy and highlight the utility and versatility of the supraclavicular flap for reconstruction after total laryngectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of a single institution experience. METHODS A single institution database was reviewed to identify patients undergoin...