Options for Preserving the Larynx in Patients with Advanced Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Open Access
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
- Vol. 80 (12) , 897-901
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014556130108001217
Abstract
The introduction of newer surgical and combined-modality approaches to organ preservation in patients with advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer is the most exciting clinical frontier in head and neck cancer-treatment today. The use of these techniques at other sites, the exploration of improved methods for patient selection and tumor assessment, and the development of newer combination regimens will need to be rigorously studied in future clinical trials. In all these efforts, the major focus must remain on improving survival. This article reviews the latest developments in organ-preservation strategies and techniques for patients with advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer.Keywords
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