Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal cancer Definition Laryngeal cancer is cancer of the larynx or voice box. Description The larynx is located where the throat divides into the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is the tube that takes food to the stomach. The trachea, or windpipe, takes air to the lungs. The area
^sup 18^F-FLT PET for Visualization of Laryngeal Cancer: Comparison with ^sup 18^F-FDG PET
The feasibility of ^sup 18^F-3'-fluoro-3'-deoxy-L-thymidine PET (FLT PET) for detecting laryngeal cancer was investigated and compared with ^sup 18^F-FDG PET. Methods: Eleven patients diagnosed with or strongly suspected of having recurrent laryngeal cancer and 10 patients with histologically
Laryngeal cancer: diagnosis, treatment and speech rehabilitation.
Cancer of the larynx occurs most often in men between 50 and 70 years of age. In 1990, laryngeal cancer accounted for 1.2 percent of all cancers (12,300 new cases) and 0.7 percent of cancer deaths. [1] More than 90 percent of malignant laryngeal neoplasms are squamous cell carcinomas. Tumors of the
Options for preserving the larynx in patients with advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. .
Abstract The introduction of newer surgical and combined-modality approaches to organ preservation in patients with advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer is the most exciting clinical frontier in head and neck cancer treatment today. The use of these techniques at other sites, the exploration
Psychosocial adjustment after laryngeal cancer surgery
The objective of the study was to assess the psychosocial adjustment of 111 patients, and 87 partners, after laryngeal cancer surgery. Sixty-nine patients were grouped as having had radical surgery (total or near-total laryngectomy), and 30 as having had functional surgery (horizontal supraglottic
Functional Outcomes Following Treatment for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer: Part I-Voice Preservation in Advanced Laryngeal Cancer; Part II-Laryngectomy Rehabilitation: The State of The Art in The VA System
This two-part investigation assessed functional outcomes related to communication (including amount of speech therapy), swallowing and eating, and employment status for patients who received one of the two treatment modalities for advanced laryngeal cancer (stage III or IV laryngeal squamous cell
Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy With Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy for Recurrent Laryngeal Cancer
Objectives: Recurrent laryngeal cancer can be treated either with total laryngectomy or in selected cases with supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP). We performed a retrospective study to analyze the functional and oncological results of supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP.
Laryngeal radionecrosis versus recurrent cancer: A clinical approach
A group of 38 patients was studied by positron emission tomography utilizing fluorine18-labeled deoxyglucose (FDG-PET) scanning to examine the ability to differentiate postirradiation laryngeal recurrent cancer from radionecrosis. The resulting 79% correct diagnosis showed the technique to be far
Extracapsular spread and desmoplastic pattern in neck lymph nodes: Two prognostic factors of laryngeal cancer
The influence of extracapsular spread (ECS) and a desmoplastic pattern (DP) of metastatic cervical lymph nodes in patients with laryngeal cancer is presented. The study includes 128 patients surgically treated between 1984 and 1992 for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx with pathologically
Extracapsular spread in ipsilateral neck and contralateral neck metastases in laryngeal cancer
We investigated the incidence of extracapsular spread (ECS) and the impact of ECS on contralateral neck metastasis in 67 patients with ipsilateral nodal metastasis (IpN+) whose records were extracted retrospectively from those of 155 laryngeal cancer patients. The incidence of ECS in association
