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Elective neck dissection in patients with radio‐recurrent and radio‐residual squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx undergoing salvage total laryngectomy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Lin Daniel J.,
Lam Alyson,
Warner Laura,
Paleri Vinidh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.25907
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngectomy , neck dissection , meta analysis , surgery , confidence interval , odds ratio , occult , larynx , carcinoma , cordectomy , dissection (medical) , stage (stratigraphy) , glottis , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine , paleontology , biology
Background Approximately 30% of nonsurgically treated patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma will suffer recurrence, and many will be clinically N0; the indication for elective neck dissection (END) remains uncertain. We aimed to determine whether END is indicated during salvage laryngectomy. Methods Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Results A total of 1141 patients were identified from 17 studies. Occult nodal positivity was 13.7% (106/775) confidence interval (CI) 11.3%‐16.1%; higher in supraglottic than glottic disease (17.8%, CI 10.3%‐25.3% vs 12%, CI 7.1%‐16.9%, P = .18). No significant difference existed between END vs observation in 5‐year disease free survival (odds ratio [OR] = 0.76, CI = 0.49‐1.17, P = .21, I 2 = 10%) and overall survival (OS; OR = 0.96, CI = 0.65‐1.41, P = .82, I 2 = 54%). Conclusions No significant survival advantage was found for END vs observation. Individual studies trended towards improved survival with END in supraglottic and locally advanced tumors. These factors should be considered when deciding on END in salvage laryngectomy.