Laser surgery for the treatment of glottic carcinomas.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

The standard treatment for patients with early glottic carcinoma in Israel has been radiotherapy. In recent years, encouraging results with laryngo-microscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery as a treatment for early glottic carcinoma has changed our treatment strategy. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the results of carbon dioxide laser excisional technique for early glottic carcinoma (T1, T2).

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Twenty-six had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), (21 patients with T1 and 5 patients with T2 lesions), 3 had carcinoma in situ, (CIS) and 3 had verrucous carcinoma (VC).

RESULTS:

All patients were free of disease after salvage treatment at the most recent follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS:

Careful patient selection with endoscopic staging and strict follow-up are essential to secure good results in the treatment of carbon dioxide laser for early laryngeal carcinoma.

• Authors: Jacob Shvero, Rumelia Koren, Liza Zohar, Tuvia Hadar, Gideon Marshak, Rivka Gal, Raphael Feinmesser, Karol Segal
• Journal: American journal of otolaryngology (Am J Otolaryngol) 2003 Jan-Feb Vol. 24 Issue 1 Pg. 28-33 ISSN: 0196-0709 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12579480 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (pathology, surgery)
• Female
• Glottis (surgery)
• Humans
• Laryngeal Neoplasms (pathology, surgery)
• Laser Therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Invasiveness
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
• Neoplasm Staging
• Retrospective Studies