OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the postoperative laryngeal CT findings of neoarytenoid soft tissue at an arytenoidectomy site during a supracricoid partial laryngectomy, and to compare its thickness to the mucosa over the spared arytenoid cartilage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one patients underwent a supracricoid partial laryngectomy with (n = 14) or without (n = 17) an arytenoidectomy. A postoperative laryngeal CT examination was performed to statistically compare the thickness of the neoarytenoid soft tissue to the mucosa over the spared arytenoids. RESULTS: The neoarytenoid soft tissue revealed an eccentric prominence in all 14 arytenoidectomy sites. Further, the neoarytenoid soft tissue was consistently thicker than the mucosa over spared arytenoids cartilage (p < 0.01), however did not exceed 11 mm. CONCLUSION: The eccentric prominence of neoarytenoid soft tissue at the arytenoidectomy site during a supracricoid partial laryngectomy should be identified and distinguished from a recurrent mass when compared to spared arytenoid cartilage on a postoperative laryngeal CT.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the postoperative laryngeal CT findings of neoarytenoid soft tissue at an arytenoidectomy site during a supracricoid partial laryngectomy, and to compare its thickness to the mucosa over the spared arytenoid cartilage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one patients underwent a supracricoid partial laryngectomy with (n = 14) or without (n = 17) an arytenoidectomy. A postoperative laryngeal CT examination was performed to statistically compare the thickness of the neoarytenoid soft tissue to the mucosa over the spared arytenoids. RESULTS: The neoarytenoid soft tissue revealed an eccentric prominence in all 14 arytenoidectomy sites. Further, the neoarytenoid soft tissue was consistently thicker than the mucosa over spared arytenoids cartilage (p < 0.01), however did not exceed 11 mm. CONCLUSION: The eccentric prominence of neoarytenoid soft tissue at the arytenoidectomy site during a supracricoid partial laryngectomy should be identified and distinguished from a recurrent mass when compared to spared arytenoid cartilage on a postoperative laryngeal CT.
Authors: F Christopher Holsinger; Ollivier Laccourreye; Gregory S Weinstein; Eduardo M Diaz; Andrew J McWhorter Journal: J Am Coll Surg Date: 2005-11 Impact factor: 6.113
Authors: E Bruno; B Napolitano; F Sciuto; E Giordani; F G Garaci; R Floris; M Alessandrini; S Di Girolamo; F Ottaviani Journal: ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec Date: 2007-06-12 Impact factor: 1.538
Authors: O Laccourreye; S J Salzer; D Brasnu; W Shen; H Laccourreye; G S Weinstein Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 1996-03 Impact factor: 5.591