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Laser surgery and immunotherapy in the management of laryngeal papilloma
Author(s) -
Lyons George D.,
Schlosser Joseph V.,
Lousteau Ray,
Mouney Daniel F.,
Benes Edmund N.
Publication year - 1978
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 - 10.1288/00005537-197810000-00003
Subject(s) - immunotherapy , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , papilloma , surgery , laser surgery , laser , immune system , pathology , immunology , biology , astrobiology , physics , optics
Twenty‐three cases of laryngeal papilloma have been treated and followed for four years utilizing laser excision and laser excision/immunotherapy. Fourteen cases responded well to laser excision alone, nine did not and immunotherapy was instituted as adjunctive treatment. To date, immunotherapy has contributed little to the relief in this group of refractory cases.