Open AccessSurvival patterns in treated cases of carcinoma larynx in north india - a 10 years followup study
Author(s) -
Jaimanti,
Naresh K. Panda,
Suresh C. Sharma,
Ashok Gupta,
S. B. S. Mann
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974307
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , larynx , general surgery , laryngeal neoplasm , carcinoma , surgery
Patients with stage I and II tumors had the best results with radical radiotherapy alone 5 years survival for patients with stage I and stage II tumors was 90-95% and 75-85% respectively Patients with advanced stage III & IV disease were treated Unoperable stage IV cancer patients had poor outcome and received only palliative treatment.