Total laryngectomy: Surgical morbidity and outcomes & #8211; A case series

CONCLUSION: TL is a safe and oncologically sound procedure in patients with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers. A large proportion of patients still undergo TL as a de novo procedure. This denotes that patients still present with locally advanced cancers which are not amenable to organ preservation.

Source: Indian Journal of Cancer - July 30, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gouri H Pantvaidya Sheetal Raina Arindam Mondal Anuja Deshmukh Deepa Nair Prathamesh Pai Pankaj Chaturvedi Anil D & #39;Cruz Source Type: research