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15.10.2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Hypothyroidism and Wound Healing After Salvage Laryngectomy
verfasst von:
Andrew J. Rosko, MD, Matthew E. Spector, MD, FACS
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 3/2018
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Excerpt
The treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma has shifted toward radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with the goal of organ preservation and similar survival to primary laryngectomy.
1 Recurrence after treatment requires salvage laryngectomy. Radiation predisposes patients to impaired healing, and pharyngocutaneous fistula develops in 30–75% of patients. Fistula increases short- and long-term morbidity for the laryngectomy patient.
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