OBJECTIVE: To report our outcomes with salvage CO2 laser surgery following recurrence of laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer after radiotherapy. METHOD: This study entailed a prospective review of patients treated with transoral laser microsurgery for recurrent laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer between 2002 and 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre in Canada. RESULTS: Sixteen patients were identified, with a mean follow up of 30.6 months. Five patients died of recurrence. Complications were common in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. The overall survival and disease-free survival rates at an average of 29.8 months follow up were 50 per cent and 68.8 per cent respectively. CONCLUSION: Salvage surgery using transoral laser microsurgery should be considered in the management of patients with recurrent laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer. This technique offers acceptable salvage rates with less comorbidity than other treatments.
OBJECTIVE: To report our outcomes with salvage CO2 laser surgery following recurrence of laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer after radiotherapy. METHOD: This study entailed a prospective review of patients treated with transoral laser microsurgery for recurrent laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer between 2002 and 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre in Canada. RESULTS: Sixteen patients were identified, with a mean follow up of 30.6 months. Five patients died of recurrence. Complications were common in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. The overall survival and disease-free survival rates at an average of 29.8 months follow up were 50 per cent and 68.8 per cent respectively. CONCLUSION: Salvage surgery using transoral laser microsurgery should be considered in the management of patients with recurrent laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer. This technique offers acceptable salvage rates with less comorbidity than other treatments.
Authors: P Horwich; M H Rigby; C MacKay; J Melong; B Williams; M Bullock; R Hart; J Trites; S M Taylor Journal: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2018-02-13
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Authors: Cesare Piazza; Alberto Paderno; Elisabeth V Sjogren; Patrick J Bradley; Hans E Eckel; Antti Mäkitie; Nayla Matar; Vinidh Paleri; Giorgio Peretti; Roberto Puxeddu; Miquel Quer; Marc Remacle; Vincent Vander Poorten; Isabel Vilaseca; Ricard Simo Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2021-07-05 Impact factor: 2.503