Radiotherapy vs Conservation Surgery in the Treatment of Selected Supraglottic Carcinomas: A Retrospective Study

1 March 1972

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Vol. 95 (3) , 240-242
https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1972.00770080382010

Abstract

In this retrospective study of 120 supraglottic carcinomas we found 47 patients suitable for conservation surgery. Thirty of these received primary irradiation. Only 14 (47%) survived for five years. The results for conservation surgery in similar tumors are 68% to 73%.

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