Premium
Mediastinal dissection for recurrent cancer after laryngectomy
Author(s) -
Sisson George A.,
Straehley Clifford J.,
Johnson Norman E.
Publication year - 1962
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 - 10.1288/00005537-196208000-00008
Subject(s) - laryngectomy , medicine , mediastinum , dissection (medical) , surgery , cancer , neck dissection , radiology , larynx
A technique for radical dissection of the superior mediastinum which includes the repositioning of the trachea has been described with emphasis upon the importance of protecting the trachea from the great vessels. This procedure, as used upon six cases of recurrent stomal cancer after laryngectomy, is described in detail. The feasibility of adapting this technique to control and cure advanced subglottic lesions is suggested.