Management of T1–T2 glottic carcinomas

WM Mendenhall, JW Werning… - … Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
T1–T2 glottic carcinomas may be treated with conservative surgery or radiotherapy. The
goals of treatment are cure and laryngeal voice preservation. The aim of the current study …

Organ preservation for advanced larynx cancer: issues and outcomes

AA Forastiere, RS Weber, A Trotti - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To provide a review of the clinical data, controversies, and limitations that underpin
current recommendations for approaches to larynx preservation for locally advanced larynx …

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for base of tongue neoplasms

BW O'Malley Jr, GS Weinstein, W Snyder… - The …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To develop a minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of base of
tongue neoplasms using the optical and technical advantages of robotic surgical …

Transoral robotic surgery: supraglottic partial laryngectomy

GS Weinstein, BW O'Malley Jr… - Annals of Otology …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: We assessed the feasibility of performing transoral supraglottic partial
laryngectomy with robotic instrumentation. Methods: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) was …

Analysis of postoperative bleeding and risk factors in transoral surgery of the oropharynx

TR Pollei, ML Hinni, EJ Moore… - … –Head & Neck …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance With an increasing incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma and prevalence of
transoral surgical techniques, postoperative bleeding, with its associated risk factors …

Laryngeal preservation in head and neck cancer: multidisciplinary approach

JL Lefebvre - The lancet oncology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Since the first total laryngectomy was undertaken, efforts have been made to avoid removing
the entire larynx. For a long time, partial surgery and radiotherapy were the only options that …

Transoral laser microsurgery for laryngeal cancer: a primer and review of laser dosimetry

M Rubinstein, WB Armstrong - Lasers in medical science, 2011 - Springer
Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) is an emerging technique for the management of
laryngeal and other head and neck malignancies. It is increasingly being used in place of …

Management of early-stage laryngeal cancer

N Agrawal, PK Ha - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
The goals of treatment of early glottic cancer are eradication of tumor and preservation of
function, including phonatory and swallowing function. Many case series suggest that …

Transoral laser microsurgery for T3 laryngeal tumors: prognostic factors

I Vilaseca, M Bernal‐Sprekelsen, J Luis Blanch - Head & neck, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of transoral laser
microsurgery (TLM) in T3 laryngeal carcinomas and to identify prognostic factors for survival …

Transoral CO2 laser microsurgery for Tis-T3 supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas

G Peretti, C Piazza, M Ansarin, L De Benedetto… - European archives of …, 2010 - Springer
Eighty patients affected by supraglottic cancer were treated by transoral carbon dioxide laser
surgery between 1989 and 2006 in two Italian institutions. Patient staging was as follows: 2 …