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Freitas ASD, Santos IC, Furia C, Dornelas R, Silva ACAE, Dias FL, Salles GF. Prevalence and associated factors of aspiration and severe dysphagia in asymptomatic patients in the late period after open partial laryngectomy: a videofluoroscopic evaluation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 279:3695-3703. [PMID: 34982204 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-07231-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate late and asymptomatic patients after open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL), investigating the clinical-surgical and socio-demographic factors associated with aspiration and severe dysphagia. METHODS One-thousand videofluoroscopic swallowing studies were performed in 100 asymptomatic patients in the late period after OPHL(median 6.5 years). Aspiration and severe dysphagia were, respectively, assessed by the Penetration-Aspiration scale (PAS) and by the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) classification. Associated factors were investigated by multivariate logistic regressions. RESULTS 34% (95% CI 24.3-47.6%) of patients presented aspiration and 23% (95% CI 15.3-34.6%) had severe or life-threatening dysphagia (DIGEST grades 3-4). On logistic regression, the presence of aspiration was associated with lower preoperative serum albumin (odds ratio [OR]: 0.22; 95% CI 0.07-0.64; p = 0.005, for each 1 g/dL increment); a greater weight loss in early postoperative period (OR: 1.19, 95% CI 1.05-1.35; p = 0.008, for each 1 kg loss); older age at surgery (OR: 1.08; 95% CI 1.01-1.17, for each 1-year older); and with the presence of diabetes (OR: 5.16; 95% CI 1.09-27.47; p = 0.039). CONCLUSION Deglutition abnormalities are frequent in asymptomatic patients later after OPHL. Older patients, with lower preoperative serum albumin levels, with greater postoperative weight loss, and with diabetes compose the clinical profile at risk for having worse swallowing function in the late period after OPHL.
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- Andressa Silva de Freitas
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, INCA, Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20230-130, Brazil.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, INCA, Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20230-130, Brazil
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- Ceilandia Faculty, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, INCA, Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20230-130, Brazil
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, INCA, Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20230-130, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Mesolella M, Iorio B, Buono S, Cimmino M, Motta G. Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy: Oncological and Functional Outcomes. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021; 26:e075-e084. [PMID: 35096162 PMCID: PMC8789500 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Introduction In the present study, we have reviewed the outcomes of patients with supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) in our institution. Our results show that SCPL is a well-tolerated procedure with generally good functional outcomes for patients with advanced laryngeal cancer.
Objective We analyzed the oncological and functional results of a cohort of 35 patients who had undergone SCPL, and we highlighted the complications, identified the overall and disease-free survivals, demonstrating that the reconstructive laryngectomy guarantees the oncological safety and reproducibility of the oncological results, preserving the laryngeal functions and promoting an improvement in the patient's quality of life, favoring communication and interpersonal relationships.
Methods Between 2010 and 2018, 35 patients underwent SCPL for primary and recurrent laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas, and they were divided into two subgroups: in 16 cases, the cricohyoidoepiglottopexy according to the Mayer-Piquet technique was performed, while the remaining 19 cases were submitted to the cricohyoidopexy according to the Labayle technique. In addition to evaluating the oncological results of patients undergoing reconstructive laryngectomy, the present study also aimed to evaluate the functionality of the residual larynx and the quality of life.
Results The overall and disease-free survivals were of 83% and 76.3% respectively. All patients were able to swallow. The nasogastric tube was removed after a mean period of 21.8 days (range: 14 to 28 days). The mean decannulation time was of 23.4 days after surgery (range: 15 to 36 days).
Conclusion The curves for the overall and disease-free survivals show that SCPL can guarantee oncological safety comparable to that of total laryngectomies in diseases in the intermediate stage and in carefully-selected advanced stages.
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- Massimo Mesolella
- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, and Dentistry, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, and Dentistry, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, and Dentistry, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, and Dentistry, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Surgical, and Emergency Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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Succo G, Crosetti E. Limitations and Opportunities in Open Laryngeal Organ Preservation Surgery: Current Role of OPHLs. Front Oncol 2019; 9:408. [PMID: 31192120 PMCID: PMC6540733 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The current trend for treatment of intermediate-early advanced laryngeal cancer is essentially oriented toward preservation of organ and laryngeal function, and with a good potential for treating the disease. This goal can be achieved by adopting open laryngeal organ preservation surgery (OLOPS), at present mainly represented by open partial horizontal laryngectomies (OPHLs). An approach using rigorous selection criteria based on both the general condition of the patient and the local and regional extent of the disease gives excellent oncological and functional results in untreated patients. Similar outcomes, albeit slightly worse, are also obtainable in radio-recurrent and laser-recurrent patients. Troublesome postoperative management and the inconsistency of functional recovery are the main limitations for extensive application of this therapeutic strategy. The future direction is represented by simplification of the indications identifying iso-prognostic sub-categories within the T-stage, wider consensus on rehabilitation protocols, hybrid approaches to the larynx, and open minimally invasive access.
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- Giovanni Succo
- Oncology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Head Neck Oncology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO IRCCS, Turin, Italy
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- Head Neck Oncology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO IRCCS, Turin, Italy
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Pizzorni N, Schindler A, Castellari M, Fantini M, Crosetti E, Succo G. Swallowing Safety and Efficiency after Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomy: A Videofluoroscopic Study. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11040549. [PMID: 30999620 PMCID: PMC6520791 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Dysphagia is common after an open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL). The mechanisms causing lower airways’ invasion and pharyngeal residue are unclear. The study aims to examine physio-pathological mechanisms affecting swallowing safety and efficiency after OPHL. Fifteen patients who underwent an OPHL type IIa with arytenoid resection were recruited. Videofluoroscopic examination of swallowing was performed. Ten spatial, temporal, and scalar parameters were analyzed. Swallowing safety and efficiency were assessed through the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) scale. Swallowing was considered unsafe or inefficient for a DIGEST safety or efficiency grade ≥2, respectively. Videofluoroscopic measurements were compared between safe vs. unsafe swallowers, and efficient vs. inefficient swallowers. Seven patients (46.7%) showed unsafe swallowing and 6 patients (40%) inefficient swallowing. Unsafe swallowers had worse laryngeal closure (p = 0.021). Inefficient swallowers presented a longer pharyngeal transit time (p = 0.008), a reduced pharyngoesophageal segment opening lateral (p = 0.008), and a worse tongue base retraction (p = 0.018 with solids and p = 0.049 with semisolids). In conclusion, swallowing safety was affected by incomplete laryngeal closure, while swallowing efficiency was affected by increased pharyngeal transit time, reduced upper esophageal sphincter opening, and incomplete tongue base retraction. The identified physio-pathological mechanisms could represent targets for rehabilitative and surgical approaches in patients with dysphagia after OPHL.
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- Nicole Pizzorni
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Via GB Grassi 74, 20154 Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Via GB Grassi 74, 20154 Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Via GB Grassi 74, 20154 Milano, Italy.
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- Head and Neck Oncology Service, Candiolo Cancer Institute-FPO IRCCS, Strada Provinciale 142 km 95, 10060 Candiolo (TO), Italy.
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- Head and Neck Oncology Service, Candiolo Cancer Institute-FPO IRCCS, Strada Provinciale 142 km 95, 10060 Candiolo (TO), Italy.
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- Head and Neck Oncology Service, Candiolo Cancer Institute-FPO IRCCS, Strada Provinciale 142 km 95, 10060 Candiolo (TO), Italy.
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano (TO), Italy.
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Coca‐Pelaz A, Halmos GB, Strojan P, Bree R, Bossi P, Bradford CR, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Takes RP, Ferlito A. The role of age in treatment‐related adverse events in patients with head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Head Neck 2019; 41:2410-2429. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.25696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Andrés Coca‐Pelaz
- Department of OtolaryngologyHospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation OncologyInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, UMC Utrecht Cancer CenterUniversity Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical SpecialtiesRadiological Sciencesand Public HealthUniversity of Brescia, ASST‐Spedali Civili Brescia Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
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- Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Oncology, Section Head and Neck OncologyUniversity Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, School of MedicineUniversidad de Antioquia, Clínica Vida Medellín Colombia
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryRadboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- International Head and Neck Scientific Group Padua Italy
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Crosetti E, Caracciolo A, Molteni G, Sprio AE, Berta GN, Presutti L, Succo G. Unravelling the risk factors that underlie laryngeal surgery in elderly. ACTA OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICA ITALICA 2017; 36:185-93. [PMID: 27214829 PMCID: PMC4977005 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Older patients are not considered good candidates to undergo more challenging therapeutic treatments, e.g. highly invasive surgery and complex chemotherapy. However, their exclusion from standard therapeutic options is not justifiable. Herein, we reviewed 212 patients aged ≥ 70, affected with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and treated with transoral laser microsurgery or open neck (partial / total) laryngectomy with radical intent. The main aim was to compare patient outcomes to identify predictive factors that can be used by surgeons to choose the most appropriate treatment option. In our cohort, patients affected with more advanced tumour and hence treated by invasive open neck surgeries (above all TL) are more prone to develop complications and undergo fatal outcome than those with early disease treated by laser microsurgery, independently of age at surgery. In conclusion, elderly patients affected by laryngeal cancer can be treated similarly to younger patients, keeping in mind that more invasive surgeries are associated with a higher risk of developing complications. The advantages of mini-invasive surgery make it a possible first choice treatment in very old and frail patients suffering from laryngeal cancer, especially considering the recent success in treatment of some advanced stage tumours. Furthermore, comorbidities, by themselves, should not be used as exclusion criteria for subjecting an elderly patient to a different treatment that is from standard therapy.
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- E Crosetti
- Head and Neck Service, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO IRCCS, Candiolo (TO), Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Service, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Service, Policlinico di Modena Hospital, University of Modena, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Service, Policlinico di Modena Hospital, University of Modena, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Modena, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Service, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Italy
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Lucioni M, Bertolin A, Lionello M, Giacomelli L, Ghirardo G, Rizzotto G, Marioni G. Transoral laser microsurgery for managing laryngeal stenosis after reconstructive partial laryngectomies. Laryngoscope 2016; 127:359-365. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.26056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Marco Lucioni
- Otolaryngology Unit; Vittorio Veneto Hospital; Vittorio Veneto Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit; Vittorio Veneto Hospital; Vittorio Veneto Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit; Vittorio Veneto Hospital; Vittorio Veneto Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit; Vittorio Veneto Hospital; Vittorio Veneto Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit; Vittorio Veneto Hospital; Vittorio Veneto Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences DNS , Otolaryngology Section; University of Padova; Padova Italy
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Schindler A, Pizzorni N, Fantini M, Crosetti E, Bertolin A, Rizzotto G, Succo G. Long-term functional results after open partial horizontal laryngectomy type IIa and type IIIa: A comparison study. Head Neck 2015; 38 Suppl 1:E1427-35. [PMID: 26560504 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare long-term swallowing, voice results, and quality of life (QOL) after open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL) type IIa and type IIIa. METHODS Twenty-three patients after OPHL type IIa and 18 patients after OPHL type IIIa were involved. Swallowing skills and neoglottis' motility and vibrations were videoendoscopically assessed. Aerodynamic measures, spectrogram analysis, aspiration pneumonia, body weight variations, and voice perceptual assessment were performed. Generic voice-related and swallowing-related QOL were assessed. Data were statistically compared using Mann-Whitney U test or Fisher exact tests, as appropriate. RESULTS Significant differences were found only for the residue with solids and for the intelligibility (I) parameter of the overall quality impression and intelligibility, additive and unnecessary noise, speech fluency, and presence of voiced segments scale with patients of the OPHL type IIIa group showing worse performances than the OPHL type IIa group. CONCLUSION Patients who underwent OPHL type IIa and type IIIa show comparable long-term functional outcomes. OPHL type IIIa represents a valid surgical alternative to OPHL type IIa. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E1427-E1435, 2016.
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- Antonio Schindler
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Martini, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Civile of Vittorio Veneto, Belluno, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Civile of Vittorio Veneto, Belluno, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, University of Turin, Italy
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Schindler A, Pizzorni N, Mozzanica F, Fantini M, Ginocchio D, Bertolin A, Crosetti E, Succo G. Functional outcomes after supracricoid laryngectomy: what do we not know and what do we need to know? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 273:3459-3475. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-015-3822-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sarris EG, Harrington KJ, Saif MW, Syrigos KN. Multimodal treatment strategies for elderly patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 2014; 40:465-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2013] [Revised: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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VanderWalde NA, Fleming M, Weiss J, Chera BS. Treatment of older patients with head and neck cancer: a review. Oncologist 2013; 18:568-78. [PMID: 23635557 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The incidence of head and neck cancer (HNC) in the elderly is increasing. The treatment of HNC often includes multimodality therapy that can be quite morbid. Older patients (herein, defined as ≥65 years) with HNC often have significant comorbidity and impaired functional status that may hinder their ability to receive and tolerate combined modality therapy. They have often been excluded from clinical trials that have defined standards of care. Therefore, tailoring cancer therapy for older patients with HNC can be quite challenging. In this paper, we performed a comprehensive literature review to better understand and discuss issues related to therapeutic recommendations that are particular to patients 65 years and older. Evidence suggests that older patients have similar survival outcomes compared with their younger peers; however, they may experience worse toxicity, especially with treatment intensification. Similarly, older patients may require more supportive care throughout the treatment process. Future studies incorporating geriatric tools for predictive and interventional purposes will potentially allow for improved patient selection and tolerance to intensive treatment.
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- Noam A VanderWalde
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA
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Supracricoid partial laryngectomy cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (SCPL-CHEP) versus vertical partial laryngectomy for the treatment of glottic carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 270:1027-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2241-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alicandri-Ciufelli M, Piccinini A, Grammatica A, Chiesi A, Bergamini G, Luppi MP, Nizzoli F, Ghidini A, Tassi S, Presutti L. Voice and swallowing after partial laryngectomy: Factors influencing outcome. Head Neck 2012; 35:214-9. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.22946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Elderly patients constitute the largest group in oncologic medical practice, despite the fact that in solid cancers treated operatively, many patients are denied standard therapies and where such decision making is based solely on age. The “natural” assumptions that we have are often misleading; namely, that the elderly cannot tolerate complex or difficult procedures, chemotherapy, or radiation schedules; that their overall predictable medical health determines survival (and not the malignancy); or that older patients typically have less aggressive tumors. Clearly, patient selection and a comprehensive geriatric assessment is key where well-selected cases have the same cancer-specific survival as younger cohorts in a range of tumors as outlined including upper and lower gastrointestinal malignancy, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer. The assessment of patient fitness for surgery and adjuvant therapies is therefore critical to outcomes, where studies have clearly shown that fit older patients experience the same benefits and toxicities of chemotherapy as do younger patients and that when normalized for preexisting medical conditions,that older patients tolerate major operative procedures designed with curative oncological intent. At present, our problem is the lack of true evidence-based medicine specifically designed with age in mind, which effectively limits surgical decision making in disease-based strategies. This can only be achieved by the utilization of more standardized, comprehensive geriatric assessments to identify vulnerable older patients, aggressive pre-habilitation with amelioration of vulnerability causation, improvement of patient-centered longitudinal outcomes, and an improved surgical and medical understanding of relatively subtle decreases in organ functioning, social support mechanisms and impairments of health-related quality of life as a feature specifically of advanced age.
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- Andrew P Zbar
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel 52621.
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Approximately 10% of head and neck (HN) tumors occur in patients aged more than or equal to 80 years. In this population, the main challenge for physicians is to deal with the benefit/risk ratio of treatments and tumor-related symptoms. As elderly patients are generally excluded from clinical trials, there is a lack of evidence-based data with regard to the most appropriate multidisciplinary management. The prevalence of frailty and the pattern of comorbidities in this specific population are still unknown. The management of these tumors in a geriatric context is complex due to the high risk of toxicity of locoregional treatments. Thus, physicians often have to adapt to the treatment schedule to decrease potential adverse effects even with a risk of undertreatment. A retrospective series reported that the treatment delivered to elderly patients presenting with HN tumor complies with an institution's policy in less than 50% of cases, emphasizing the need to assess the outcome of personalized/adapted treatment in geriatric patients. The major issue is to determine which adaptation could be carried out, and then, what could be the respective individual benefit/risk ratio of each adaptation. In this review, we will focus on the locoregional management of elderly patients, and develop the issue of adapted local treatment. We will discuss the feasibility of adapted surgery and radiotherapy and provide current evidence-based data that may allow physicians involved in locoregional treatment of elderly patients with HN cancers to be acquainted with practical guidelines. Then, we will highlight the importance of nutritional support in this population in which the prevalence of malnutrition is high.
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Rodrigo JP, Coca-Pelaz A, Suárez C. The Current Role of Partial Surgery As a Strategy for Functional Preservation in Laryngeal Carcinoma. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otoeng.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Castro A, Sanchez-Cuadrado I, Bernaldez R, Del Palacio A, Gavilan J. Laryngeal function preservation following supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Head Neck 2011; 34:162-7. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.21703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Sánchez-Cuadrado I, Castro A, Bernáldez R, Del Palacio A, Gavilán J. Oncologic outcomes after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011; 144:910-4. [PMID: 21493316 DOI: 10.1177/0194599811400368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the oncologic outcomes of a series of supracricoid partial laryngectomy. DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. PATIENTS Forty-one patients with glottic or supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy between 1998 and 2008 at the authors' institution. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Local control rate, specific-disease survival rate, and overall survival rate. RESULTS All patients were male, with a mean age of 56 years (range, 38-71 years). Forty-one percent of tumors were classified as locally advanced carcinomas (T3-T4). Thirty-three patients (80%) underwent supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy. Epiglottis was resected in the remaining 8 patients. One patient died in the immediate postoperative period because of cardiac tamponade, 6 developed pneumonia, 2 had a postoperative bleeding that required reintervention, and 2 developed pharyngocutaneous fistula. The median follow-up period was 43 months. More than 85% of the patients completed more than 2 years of follow-up. Five-year actuarial local control rate was 80%, being 92% for T1-T2 tumors and 67% for locally advanced tumors. Thirty-five patients (85%) preserved their larynx. The 6 patients who underwent total laryngectomy had a local recurrence or a regional recurrence that infiltrated the larynx. No laryngectomy was performed for functional reasons. CONCLUSION Supracricoid partial laryngectomy is an oncologically safe procedure to preserve laryngeal functions in selected patients with glottic and supraglottic carcinomas.
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Comparison of pharyngeal stenosis between hypopharyngeal patients undergoing primary versus salvage laryngopharyngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010; 143:538-43. [PMID: 20869565 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To survey the risk factors of pharyngeal stenosis after laryngopharyngectomy in patients with advanced hypopharyngeal cancers. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Pharyngeal stenosis rates and risk factors were compared between two groups of laryngopharyngectomy patients: a group that underwent concurrent chemoradiation therapy followed by surgical salvage, and a surgery initiated group with adjuvant chemoradiation. RESULTS Of 160 patients, 25 developed pharyngeal stenosis, which was diagnosed by barium esophagography with a pooling of barium contrast above the neopharyngeal inlet. These patients required nasogastric tube feeding or gastrostomy feeding because an oral liquid diet could not meet their nutritional needs. Primary closure and old age were risk factors for pharyngeal stenosis. Pharyngeal stenosis did not affect survival in patients with advanced hypopharyngeal cancer who underwent laryngopharyngectomy. CONCLUSION Primary closure reconstruction is discouraged in patients over the age of 65 years.
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Delayed wound infection after supracricoid partial laryngectomy following failure of high dose radiation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 268:273-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1352-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rodrigo JP, Coca-Pelaz A, Suárez C. [The current role of partial surgery as a strategy for functional preservation in laryngeal carcinoma]. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2010; 62:231-8. [PMID: 20684940 DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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With the current advances and recent organ preservation protocols for intermediate or advanced stage laryngeal cancer, based on chemotherapy, the role of surgery seemed replaced except for surgical rescue of tumours not responding to these treatments, total laryngectomy being the surgical option. This type of non-surgical treatment is offered as a strategy for organ preservation, as opposed to total laryngectomy. However, we believe that there are two organ-preservation strategies, surgical and non-surgical. A wide spectrum of surgical techniques is available and such techniques lead to excellent results, both oncological and functional (speech and swallowing). The aim of this paper is to present options for organ-preserving surgery for laryngeal cancer. A review of surgical techniques available for functional preservation in cancer of the larynx at intermediate or advanced stage is presented. In addition to classic approaches such as vertical partial laryngectomy and horizontal or supraglottic laryngectomy, options for conservative laryngeal surgery have improved significantly over the past two decades. Minimally invasive surgery, transoral laser surgery, and supracricoid partial laryngectomy have become important laryngeal preservation approaches for patients with laryngeal cancer. Surgery must define its role in the multidisciplinary treatment of advanced cancers of the larynx, which at present often favours (chemo)radiotherapy protocols.
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- Juan Pablo Rodrigo
- Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Principado de Asturias, España
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Respiratory complications after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267:1415-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1238-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Laryngocoele as an unusual complication of supracricoid partial laryngectomy: evaluation of 62 cases. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2010; 124:646-9. [PMID: 20163749 DOI: 10.1017/s002221511000023x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study sought to evaluate the incidence, aetiology, clinical features and treatment modalities for laryngocoele formation after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. METHODS The medical charts of 62 patients who had undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy were reviewed. RESULTS Three patients developed laryngocoele, giving an incidence of 4.8 per cent. Two of these patients presented with a cervical mass, dyspnoea and fever. The mobility of the arytenoids was disturbed on the involved side. The third patient was admitted complaining only of a compressible cervical mass. In all patients, diagnosis was made by computed tomography scan. The transcervical surgical approach was preferred for resection. CONCLUSION Laryngocoele can occur as a late complication of supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Remnants of the laryngeal ventricle may be the cause of laryngocoele formation. The integrity of the laryngeal ventricle in the resected specimen should be routinely checked in order to avoid this rare complication. Clinicians should be aware that, following supracricoid partial laryngectomy, a cervical mass presenting with dyspnoea and disturbance of arytenoid mobility does not always indicate tumour recurrence.
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Remacle M, Lawson G, Hantzakos A, Jamart J. Endoscopic Partial Supraglottic Laryngectomies. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 141:374-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.06.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term results of endoscopic surgery for supraglottic carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN: Case series with chart review. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: From 1992 to 2004, 45 patients diagnosed with supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (two Tis, nine T1N0, 27 T2N0, two T2N1, one T2N2, four T3N0) underwent different types of endoscopic supraglottic laryngectomies according to the European Laryngological Society (ELS) classification: three limited excision (type I); 27 medial without resection of the preepiglottic space (type IIb); one medial with resection of the preepiglottic space (type IIIa); three medial with resection of the preepiglottic space (type IIIb); nine lateral (type IVa); two lateral (type IVb). RESULTS: Overall survival was 93 ± 4 percent (SE) after three years and 89 ± 6 percent (SE) after five years. The median follow-up is 3.7 years. Patients with clinically N0 necks were found to have positive nodes in eight (19%) cases. Two cases of postoperative hemorrhage were controlled by electrocautery. All of the patients without previous treatment for larynx cancer regained swallowing function within five days to three weeks after surgery. Mean duration of hospitalization was 12.5 days. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic partial laryngectomies, as defined by the ELS classification, for selected supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma proved to be an excellent alternative to radiotherapy and open neck surgery.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Louvain at Mont-Godinne
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Louvain at Mont-Godinne
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Louvain at Mont-Godinne
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- Center for Biostatistics, University Hospital of Louvain at Mont-Godinne
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Nakayama M, Seino Y, Hayashi S, Miyamoto S, Takeda M, Masaki T, Yokobori S, Okamoto M. [Clinical review of supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP and CHP: 50 patients treated in 11 years]. NIHON JIBIINKOKA GAKKAI KAIHO 2009; 112:540-9. [PMID: 19670796 DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.112.540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An analysis of clinical data on 50 patients undergoing supracricoid laryngectomy (SCL) between 1997 and 2008 i.e., cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) in 47 and cricohyoidopexy (CHP) in 3 cases showed that the number of SCL cases operated on within a year surpassed that of Total Laryngectomy after 2003. Selection criteria included performance status 0-1 and blood gas PO2>80 torr, especially in those patients over 70-years-old. Postoperative wound infection occurred in 16 patients (32%), with four requiring additional surgical intervention (two ruptured pexis and two chondritis induced by C3-C4 osteophytes). A history of radiotherapy and systemic complications, i.e., diabetes and renal failure, added to the risk of wound infection. Introducing a clinical pathway shortened hospitalization. Vocal function was achieved in 96% and swallowing function in 89% of patients. Five-year crude survival in CHEP was 69% and in TL 51%. Laryngeal preservation was 70%, increasing to 89% after the introduction of SCL. SCL-CHEP is thus indicated for unfavorable T2 (ASCO 2006), well-selected T3, T4, and rT1-4 (radiation failures). Effort should emphasize a good balance in prognosis and function in organ preservation for laryngeal cancer.
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- Meijin Nakayama
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara
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Schindler A, Favero E, Capaccio P, Albera R, Cavalot AL, Ottaviani F. Supracricoid laryngectomy: age influence on long-term functional results. Laryngoscope 2009; 119:1218-25. [PMID: 19296505 DOI: 10.1002/lary.20172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS : Supracricoid laryngectomies (SCL) are conservative surgical techniques for the treatment of selected laryngeal carcinomas, currently adopted also in old patients. Long-term functional results have not been reported in elderly patients. The aim of this study is to compare voice and swallowing in elderly and younger patients following SCL. STUDY DESIGN : Cross-sectional study. METHODS : Twenty male patients who underwent SCL were recruited in the study; 10 were younger than 65 years at the time of surgery and 10 were older. Video-endoscopic ratings were taken of neoglottic vibration patterns and bolus transit. Voices were perceptually rated using the GIRBAS scale. The maximum phonation time (MPT) and the syllables diadochokinesis were measured. Spectrograms were recorded. All of the patients completed a self-assessment questionnaire for both voice and swallowing. The data obtained from the two groups were compared through the Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS : Video-endoscopic ratings of neoglottal vibration and bolus transit showed no difference between the two groups. The perceptual assessment showed a harsh voice in both groups. No significant difference was found for mean syllable diadochokinesis and the mean MPT was 6.3 seconds and 8.8 seconds, respectively in the younger and older group. The mean value of the Yanagihara scale of voice spectrogram was 3.8 and 3.7. Voice and swallowing quality-of-life questionnaires revealed satisfied patients in both age groups. CONCLUSIONS : Age by itself does not have a significant impact on long-term functional results following SCL. Meticulous selection of the candidate to SCL allows the application of this surgical technique with adequate long-term functional results. Laryngoscope, 2009.
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- Antonio Schindler
- Department of Clinical Sciences L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Selective (intra-arterial), rapid infusion chemo-radiotherapy to preserve the larynx in advanced laryngeal carcinoma: preliminary results. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2009:30-4. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022215109005052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractObjectives:We had previously treated patients with advanced stage laryngeal cancer by laryngectomy with or without post-operative radiotherapy. In order to improve such patients' quality of life, we sought to preserve the larynx by selective (intra-arterial), rapid infusion chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy.Methods:Chemotherapy was administered intra-arterially in the angiography suite via transfemoral catheterisation of the superior thyroid artery. Patients received up to four once-weekly infusions of cisplatin (75 mg/patient) with simultaneous intravenous administration of sodium thiosulphate, a neutralising agent. Patients also received external radiation simultaneously at a dose of 1.8 or 2.0 Gy per fraction, once daily for five days a week for 7 weeks.Results:Intra-arterial infusion chemo-radiotherapy was performed in eight patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma (four glottic, three supraglottic and one subglottic type carcinoma). A complete response was achieved at the primary site and at lymph node metastases in all eight patients. Overall toxic side effects were modest. No catheter-related thrombo-embolic complications were observed during any of the chemotherapy sessions.Conclusions:Selective (intra-arterial), rapid infusion chemo-radiotherapy may enable laryngeal preservation in patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma.
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Syrigos KN, Karachalios D, Karapanagiotou EM, Nutting CM, Manolopoulos L, Harrington KJ. Head and neck cancer in the elderly: An overview on the treatment modalities. Cancer Treat Rev 2009; 35:237-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2008] [Revised: 11/02/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lewin JS, Hutcheson KA, Barringer DA, May AH, Roberts DB, Holsinger FC, Diaz EM. Functional analysis of swallowing outcomes after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Head Neck 2008; 30:559-66. [PMID: 18098304 DOI: 10.1002/hed.20738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we analyzed swallowing recovery after supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 27 patients treated with SCPL (September 1997 to March 2005). We evaluated recovery course, nutritional outcomes, and swallowing using objective analysis. Modified barium swallow (MBS) study results identified swallowing physiology and therapeutic effectiveness. RESULTS Average length of hospitalization was 7.7+/-9.2 days; time to decannulation was 5.3+/-8.2 weeks. The most common complications included pneumonia and subcutaneous emphysema (26%). Twenty-two patients had MBS studies, in which initially, all patients aspirated due to neoglottic incompetency, and impaired base of tongue and laryngeal movements. Although aspiration rates did not change significantly over time, use of appropriately selected swallowing strategies effectively protected the airway (p= .0365). Ultimately, 81% of patients returned to complete oral intake with median tube removal at 9.4 weeks. CONCLUSION SCPL produces severe dysphagia initially. Our findings suggest that objective swallowing assessment is important for return to oral nutrition after SCPL.
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- Jan S Lewin
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Preuss SF, Cramer K, Klussmann JP, Eckel HE, Guntinas-Lichius O. Transoral laser surgery for laryngeal cancer: outcome, complications and prognostic factors in 275 patients. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008; 35:235-40. [PMID: 18281184 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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AIM Curative treatment options for laryngeal carcinoma include primary radiation therapy, open surgical techniques and transoral laser surgery (TLS). In the last decade, TLS has become an important tool in the treatment of laryngeal cancer and has become the standard approach in many institutions. The aim of this study was to review the experience of a single center institution with TLS for early and advanced laryngeal cancer. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 275 patients who underwent TLS in regard to the survival outcome and surgical complications. RESULTS The 5-year disease-free survival estimate was 90.3% and the 10-year disease-free survival estimate was 88.2%. The 5-year larynx preservation rate estimate was 88.2% and the 10-year larynx preservation rate estimate was 87.3%. The disease-free survival was significantly worsened by the variables T and N (p=0.0003; p<0.001, respectively). Two percent of all patients required intraoperative tracheostomy and the rate of minor postoperative complications was 17%. There were no fatal complications. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that TLS is a valid treatment method for early laryngeal carcinoma. Selected cases of advanced carcinomas may also benefit from TLS.
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- S F Preuss
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.
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Farrag TY, Koch WM, Cummings CW, Goldenberg D, Abou-Jaoude PM, Califano JA, Flint PW, Webster K, Tufano RP. Supracricoid laryngectomy outcomes: The Johns Hopkins experience. Laryngoscope 2007; 117:129-32. [PMID: 17202941 DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000247660.47625.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report the oncologic and functional results from our experience in performing supracricoid laryngectomy (SCL) for selected patients with laryngeal cancer. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. METHODS Twenty-four consecutive patients who underwent SCL for laryngeal cancer in our institution from December 2000 to March 2006 have been reviewed. Reports of the site and extent of tumor, type of reconstruction, preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy, and the final histopathologic examination were reviewed. In addition, the reports of the preoperative examination, inpatient course, and postoperative follow-up were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 24 patients were involved in the study; 19 had tumors involving the glottic region, and 5 patients had tumors involving both the glottic and supraglottic regions (transglottic). Ten patients had their SCL for postradiotherapy recurrence/persistence of disease. Eighteen patients underwent reconstruction through cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP), whereas six patients had cricohyoidopexy (CHP). Eleven patients had an arytenoid cartilage resected; 8 of 11 had CHEP, and 3 of 11 had CHP. All patients had a tracheostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement performed at the same time as the SCL. The median hospital stay period was 6 days. Twenty-three of 24 had successful tracheostomy tube decannulation, with a median time to decannulation of 37 days. The median time to removal of the PEG tube was 70 days. The complications with SCL were postoperative wound infection in two patients (SCL/CHP) and the need for completion total laryngectomy secondary to intractable aspiration in one patient with SCL/CHP. One patient with SCL/CHEP had a ruptured pexy and subsequently underwent a second reconstruction with successful tracheostomy and PEG tube removal. One of 24 patients is still PEG tube dependant, and he had postoperative radiotherapy. Fifteen patients underwent concurrent neck dissection. None of the patients had any local or regional recurrence, with a median follow-up period of 3 years. All final surgical margins were negative for tumor invasion. Three patients had postoperative radiotherapy, two patients because of nodal metastases in the excised lymph nodes and one because of perineural invasion on final histopathologic examination of the SCL specimen. There were no perioperative deaths. CONCLUSION SCL with CHEP or CHP represents an effective technique that can be taught and effectively used to avoid a total laryngectomy while maintaining physiologic speech and swallowing in selected patients with advanced stage primary laryngeal cancer or recurrent/persistent laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy. There is a good functional recovery with acceptable morbidity and an excellent oncologic outcome when strict selection criteria are applied and a formal swallowing rehabilitation program is followed.
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- Tarik Y Farrag
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0910, USA.
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Laudadio P, Presutti L, Dall'olio D, Cunsolo E, Consalici R, Amorosa L, Cancellieri A, Bocciolini C. Supracricoid laryngectomies: long-term oncological and functional results. Acta Otolaryngol 2006; 126:640-9. [PMID: 16720450 DOI: 10.1080/00016480500469024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm that supracricoid laryngectomies (SL) are reliable techniques for glottosupraglottic tumors, even for selected T3 and T4 cases, if the indications are correct. These surgical techniques allow a good quality of life with the preservation of the larynx. OBJECTIVE SL with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) and cricohyoidopexy (CHP) have been popular over the last 20 years for the treatment of the glottic and/or supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma due to demonstrated good oncological and functional results. We report our experience with these techniques, with special focus on long-term oncological and functional results. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 206 patients who had undergone SL with CHEP or CHP technique between 1987 and 1998 for glottosupraglottic squamous cell carcinoma in our department. The long-term results for 206 patients with T1-T4 laryngeal carcinomas treated with SL are reported: 90.8% CHEP and 9.2% CHP. The mean follow-up was 62 months. RESULTS Oncological results: the 5-year actuarial disease-free survival was 85%; the 5-year determinate actuarial survival was 88.3%. Functional results: organ preservation rate was 97%. Phonation was assessed according to the GRBAS scale.
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- Pasquale Laudadio
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
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BACKGROUND Cough may be an indicator of aspiration due to oral-pharyngeal dysphagia. METHODS Relevant literature was identified by searching the Communication Sciences and Disorders Dome, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Educational Resource Information Center, Health & Psychosocial Instruments, the American Psychological Association, and the National Library of Medicine databases from 1965 to 2004 using the terms "deglutition," "aspiration," and "cough." RESULTS Aspiration was observed on radiologic evaluation in over one third of acute stroke patients and in >40% of patients undergoing cervical spine surgery. Cough while eating may indicate aspiration, but aspiration may be clinically silent. Subjective patient and caregiver reports of cough while eating are useful in identifying patients who are at risk for aspiration. Objective measures of voluntary cough and tussigenic challenges to inhaled irritants are under investigation to determine their capacity to predict the risk for aspiration and subsequent pneumonia. The treatment of dysphagic patients by a multidisciplinary team, including early evaluation by a speech-language pathologist, is associated with improved outcomes. Effective clinical interventions such as the use of compensatory swallowing strategies and the alteration of food consistencies can be based on the results of instrumental swallowing studies. The efficacy of swallowing exercises and electrical muscle stimulation is under study. Surgical interventions may be considered in selected patients, but studies proving efficacy are generally lacking. CONCLUSIONS Patients who are at risk for aspiration can be identified, and appropriate interventions can reduce its associated morbidity.
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Motta G, Esposito E, Motta S, Tartaro G, Testa D. CO2 laser surgery in the treatment of glottic cancer. Head Neck 2005; 27:566-73; discussion 573-4. [PMID: 15898101 DOI: 10.1002/hed.20135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of CO(2) laser endoscopic surgery in the treatment of glottic carcinoma limited to the true vocal cords or involving the adjacent regions. METHODS Seven hundred nineteen patients (687 men and 32 women; mean age, 60.4 years; range, 33-86 years) with glottic carcinoma (432 T1N0M0, 236 T2N0M0, 51 T3N0M0) underwent CO(2) laser surgery (mean follow-up, 5 years; range, 2-17 years). Statistical comparison was carried out with Wilcoxon test, considering p < .05 the minimum significance value. RESULTS Overall actuarial survival, adjusted actuarial survival, and percentage of patients with no evidence of disease at 5 years were 85%, 97%, and 85%, respectively, in patients with T1a disease; 84%, 96%, and 83% in those with T1b disease; 77%, 86%, and 61% in those with T2 unilateral tumors; 77%, 88%, and 55% in those with T2 bilateral tumors; and 64%, 72%, and 60% in those with T3 disease. The statistical analysis showed the following: significant differences in the comparison of T1 versus T2 and T2 versus T3 tumors (p < .01), with the exception of no evidence of disease in the comparison of T2 versus T3 (p > .05); and no significant differences in the comparison of unilateral and bilateral tumors (p > .05). Actuarial local control, actuarial nodal control, and actuarial distant metastasis control at 5 years were 85%, 98%, and 99%, respectively, in patients with T1 disease; and 66%, 82%, and 91% in patients with T2 disease; and 66%, 83%, and 95% in patients with T3 disease. The laryngeal preservation rate was 97.3% in the T1 group, 82.5% in the T2 group, and 80.5% in T3 group. CONCLUSIONS CO(2) laser endoscopic surgery is effective in the treatment of glottic carcinoma not infiltrating the cartilaginous skeleton; the results achieved are competitive with those of open conservative operations, if we take into account the possibilities afforded by salvage surgery and the rate of laryngeal preservation achieved in the study patients.
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- Giovanni Motta
- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Ateneo "Federico II," University of Naples, via M. da Caravaggio 119, 80126, Naples, Italy
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Bernardi D, Barzan L, Franchin G, Cinelli R, Balestreri L, Tirelli U, Vaccher E. Treatment of head and neck cancer in elderly patients: state of the art and guidelines. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2005; 53:71-80. [PMID: 15607935 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Although the majority of head and neck cancers occur between the fifth and sixth decade, their onset in patients older than 60 years is not a rare event. A peculiar characteristic of almost all case series is the lower prevalence of radical treatments among elderly as compared to younger patients, in particular surgery and combined treatment of surgery plus radiation therapy or chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Radiotherapy is a feasible treatment in elderly patients, also in very advanced age groups and, in the era of organ preservation, chemotherapy combined with RT has a paramount importance. Therapeutical planning must be based not only on tumor characteristics, but also on the physiological, rather than the chronological age the patient. The main clinical problem is, therefore, the selection of patients to be administered anticancer treatment. In patients aged 70 or older, complete geriatric assessment and a multidisciplinary approach are the crucial points.
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- Daniele Bernardi
- Division of Medical Oncology A, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (PN), Italy.
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Lima RRMA, Freitas EDQ, Kligerman J, Sá GMD, Santos IC, Farias T. Laringectomia supracricóide (chep) para câncer glótico. Rev Col Bras Cir 2001. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-69912001000400004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJETIVOS: Com a intenção de se avaliar os resultados funcionais e terapêuticos da laringectomia supracricóide com crico-hióide-epiglote-pexia (CHEP) foram estudados 50 casos de pacientes com carcinoma epidermóide da glote classificados como T2/T3 submetidos a esta técnica em nossa instituição. MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma análise retrospectiva entre 1996 e 1999. Classificamos 18 pacientes como T2N0M0 e 32 pacientes como T3N0M0. Quarenta e um pacientes foram submetidos a esvaziamento cervical seletivo lateral bilateralmente, quatro foram submetidos ao mesmo esvaziamento unilateralmente, e cinco não foram esvaziados. Analisamos as complicações e a sobrevida livre de doença pelo método de Kaplan-Meyer. RESULTADOS: Dez pacientes tiveram complicações pós-operatórias, dois foram tratados com complementação da laringectomia. Os 48 pacientes restantes mantiveram a via aérea normal, deglutição e a voz. Três pacientes no grupo submetido a esvaziamento cervical apresentaram linfonodo metastático. Quatro pacientes tiveram recidiva da doença, três com recidiva local, sendo dois tratados com laringectomia total e estão vivos e sem doença, o outro com doença avançada alcançou o óbito pela doença. O paciente que teve recidiva no pescoço foi tratado com esvaziamento cervical mais radioterapia e morreu com doença. Dois pacientes tiveram um segundo tumor primário em orofaringe, sendo um tratado com radioterapia paliativa e morreu com doença e o outro tratado com cirurgia está vivo e sem doença. A sobrevida livre de doença em três anos foi de 88% para pacientes T2 e 72% para pacientes T3. CONCLUSÕES: Esta técnica é útil no tratamento de casos selecionados de carcinoma epidermóide da glote T2/T3 sempre se considerando a extensão da doença. A incidência de complicações necessitando laringectomia total de resgate não compromete a funcionalidade desta técnica. A sobrevivência é comparável aos pacientes submetidos a laringectomia total e laringectomia "near-total".
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Conservation laryngeal surgery is an increasingly available alternative for treatment of laryngeal cancer. In addition to the traditional techniques of vertical partial laryngectomy (hemilaryngectomy) and supraglottic laryngectomy, new techniques are now in practice that extend the indications to a far greater number of patients. The carbon dioxide laser is used to resect both glottic and supraglottic cancers. This procedure is best applied to early stage I and stage II cancers. Reports indicate superior functional outcome to open surgical procedures, with shorter hospital duration, less morbidity, and equivalent survival rates. The supracricoid partial laryngectomy is becoming increasingly popular for intermediate extent tumors. This novel procedure allows resection of transglottic tumors and tumors with vocal cord paralysis while preserving the patient's speech and swallowing and avoiding a permanent tracheal stoma.
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- S C Marks
- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, Harper Hospital, 4201 St. Antoine UHC-5G, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Giovanni A, Guelfucci B, Gras R, Yu P, Zanaret M. Partial Frontolateral Laryngectomy With Epiglottic Reconstruction for Management of Early-Stage Glottic Carcinoma. Laryngoscope 2001; 111:663-8. [PMID: 11359138 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200104000-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to demonstrate that partial frontolateral laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction (PFLER) is an effective therapeutic option for treatment of T1 and T2 glottic carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS Between 1982 and 1997, we treated 127 cases of early glottic carcinoma with PFLER. Early glottic carcinoma was staged using the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer TNM classification as either T1N0M0 (62 cases) or T2N0M0 (65 cases). Selection criteria, depending on the limits of exeresis, must remain glottic carcinoma with less than 0.5 cm of anterior subglottic involvement, with no involvement of the supraglottic space or laryngeal side of the epiglottis, with involvement of only one arytenoid, and with good mobility of both arytenoids even if vocal cord mobility is decreased. RESULTS Postoperative recovery was uneventful in all cases, and all patients but one were able to breath and eat normally. The failure involved a patient with a permanent gastrostomy. As with other partial laryngectomy techniques, the main drawback of PFLER was deterioration of voice quality. All patients presented hoarseness and weakness of the voice. Five-year survival rates calculated according to the Kaplan-Meier method were 91% (standard error, 5%) in the T1N0M0 group and 86% (standard error, 5%) in the T2N0M0 group. No recurrence was observed in the T1N0M0 group. Local control was successful in 92% in the T2N0M0 group after a median follow-up of 5 years. CONCLUSION These findings show that PFLER is an effective therapeutic option in selected cases of early T1N0M0 or T2N0M0 glottic carcinoma.
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- A Giovanni
- Fédération ORL Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, Marseille, France
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Diaz EM, Laccourreye L, Veivers D, Garcia D, Brasnu D, Laccourreye O. Laryngeal stenosis after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000; 109:1077-81. [PMID: 11090001 DOI: 10.1177/000348940010901115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to review the incidence, risks, management, and outcomes of nontumoral laryngeal stenosis after supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) in a case series of 376 consecutive SCPLs performed at 1 institution from 1975 to 1995 with a minimum of 3 years of follow-up. Post-SCPL nontumoral symptomatic laryngeal stenosis was defined as an inability to decannulate patients before the 60th postoperative day (group 1) or the development of dyspnea (in patients without local recurrence) after an initial period of prolonged, successful decannulation (group 2). Of 376 SCPLs performed, nontumoral symptomatic laryngeal stenosis developed in 14 (3.7%). There were 7 patients (1.85%) in group 1 and 7 patients (1.85%) in group 2. In univariate analysis, none of the following variables appeared to be statistically related to the risk of immediate stenosis (group 1): age, gender, comorbidity, diabetes mellitus, symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux, arteritis, preoperative radiotherapy, arytenoid cartilage disarticulation, type of reconstruction performed, and postoperative radiotherapy. A delayed laryngeal stenosis (group 2) was statistically more likely to occur if the reconstruction performed at the time of SCPL was a cricohyoidopexy (p = .01). Successful management of the laryngeal stenosis without permanent tracheostomy was achieved in 5 group 1 patients and 3 group 2 patients. We believe that stenosis in group I patients arose through technical error, whereas group 2 patients seemed to suffer from problems of healing, mainly cicatricial narrowing of the airway at the site of the cricohyoidal impaction, or pexis. As a result, whereas laryngeal stenosis in group 1 patients was usually more easily correctable through dilation, laser incision, or resection of redundant tissue or revision of the impaction, laryngeal stenosis in group 2 patients presented a more difficult and frustrating complication. The management and outcomes of these patients are presented.
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- E M Diaz
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Laënnec Hospital, University of Paris V, France
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Adamopoulos G, Yiotakis J, Stavroulaki P, Manolopoulos L. Modified supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy: series report and analysis of results. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 123:288-93. [PMID: 10964309 DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.104779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aiming to improve voice quality and to facilitate swallowing rehabilitation, we modified the supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy by preserving the posterior segment of the true vocal cord on the less involved side of the larynx. Between 1983 and 1994, 13 patients with supraglottic cancer were treated with this modified procedure. The possibility of incomplete tumor excision was eliminated by careful patient selection and intraoperative reconfirmation of tumor extent with frozen sections. Our results have been promising, with a 76.9% 3-year survival rate and a 69.2% laryngeal preservation rate. There were 7 recurrences, 3 local (2 at the superior border of the cricoid and 1 at the cricoarytenoid region) and 4 nodal, in 5 patients. Distant metastases developed in another patient. Three patients, 2 with local and nodal recurrence and 1 with distant metastases, died of disease. Functional outcomes were also good, with all patients achieving normal swallowing by the end of the first year, although 5 patients required temporary gastrostomy for transient swallowing impairment. Early decannulation and satisfactory voice quality were achieved in all cases. We believe that with proper patient selection this modified procedure is effective both for tumor control and for preserving a more functional larynx.
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- G Adamopoulos
- Ear, Nose and Throat Department Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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