Laser surgery for early to moderately advanced glottic, supraglottic, and hypopharyngeal cancers.

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Title:	Laser surgery for early to moderately advanced glottic, supraglottic, and hypopharyngeal cancers.
Author(s):	Suarez, C.; Rodrigo, J.P.; Silver, C.E.; Hartl, D.M.; Takes, R.P. ; Rinaldo, A.; Strojan, P.; Ferlito, A.
Publication year:	2012
Source:	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, vol. 34, iss. 7, (2012), pp. 1028-1035
ISSN:	1043-3074
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21766
Annotation:	1 juli 2012
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : https://hdl.handle.net/2066/108488
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Subject:	DCN PAC - Perception action and control ONCOL 3: Translational research
Organization:	Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title:	Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck
Volume:	vol. 34
Issue:	iss. 7
Page start:	p. 1028
Page end:	p. 1035
Abstract:	Current practice standards for the treatment of early to moderately advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer demand both achievement of cure and preservation of laryngeal structure and function to the greatest extent possible. The oncologic and functional results of transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) for early glottic cancer appear to be comparable to those of radiotherapy, with a higher rate of laryngeal preservation and a lower cost. TLM for early and moderately advanced supraglottic and hypopharyngeal cancers offers similar results with regard to survival and local control to those obtained with open surgical approaches. In addition, functional results of TLM are superior to those of open approaches because tracheotomies are usually avoided, rehabilitation of swallowing is faster, and hospital stay is shorter. TLM, when applicable, has become the preferred modality for surgical treatment of most early to moderately advanced cancers of the larynx and selected tumors of the hypopharynx.