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Near‐total laryngectomy following failure after supracricoid partial laryngectomy
Author(s) -
Gallo Andrea,
Suriano Maria,
Cervellini Massimo,
Pagliuca Giulio,
Greco Antonio,
de Vincentiis Marco
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.23602
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , laryngectomy , surgery , arytenoid cartilage , hypopharyngeal cancer , dysphagia , cancer , cricoid cartilage , radiation therapy , larynx
Near-total laryngectomy (NTL) provides a func-tional alternative to total laryngectomy (TL) in T3-T4laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. It was initiallyadvocated in extended glottic carcinoma and in hypo-pharyngeal carcinoma. More recently, the utility ofPearson’s NTL for supraglottic, pharyngeal, and base oftongue cancer has been reported.