Open Organ Preservation for Laryngeal Cancer

As the treatment for laryngeal cancer has evolved over several decades, organ preservation has remained one of the goals of treatment. While chemoradiation therapy is the most widely used treatment modality, open surgical preservation techniques for laryngeal cancer continue to be an option in the surgeon's armamentarium. A summary of the history, anatomic considerations, principles of organ preservation and specific partial laryngectomy techniques are discussed in this review.
Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research