American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33, January 2003

Laser surgery for the treatment of glottic carcinomas

From the Departments of *Head and Neck Surgery, †Pathology, ‡Anaesthesiology, and §Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Address correspondence to: Jacob Shvero, MD, Head and Neck Surgery, Belinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel.

Abstract 

Purpose: The standard treatment for patients with early glottic carcinoma in Israel has been radiotherapy. In recent years, encouraging results with laryngo-microscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery as a treatment for early glottic carcinoma has changed our treatment strategy. We conducted a retrospective study to investigate the results of carbon dioxide laser excisional technique for early glottic carcinoma (T1, T2). Materials and Methods: Twenty-six had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), (21 patients with T1 and 5 patients with T2 lesions), 3 had carcinoma in situ, (CIS) and 3 had verrucous carcinoma (VC). Results: All patients were free of disease after salvage treatment at the most recent follow-up. Conclusions: Careful patient selection with endoscopic staging and strict follow-up are essential to secure good results in the treatment of carbon dioxide laser for early laryngeal carcinoma. (Am J Otolaryngol 2003;24:28-33. Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)

 

PII: S0196-0709(02)32404-9

doi:10.1053/ajot.2003.2

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33, January 2003

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