Journal article
Laser Resection for Early Oral Cavity Cancer: Results and Complications
Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, v 96(5), pp 556-560
01 Sep 1987
PMID: 3674652
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Abstract
Laser excision of early selected cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx is a well accepted and reported treatment. Postoperative radiation therapy is employed in patients with unfavorable pathologic findings and in patients expected to have a high recurrence and metastatic rate. In most patients the combination of laser excision and postoperative radiation therapy is well tolerated and results in satisfactory healing, excellent tumor control, and high-level posttreatment function. This report discusses the treatment and results in 28 patients treated for early cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx. The local control rate of 77% compares favorably with the reported results following either conventional or laser excision of these lesions. The overall complication rate was 39%, with a 25% rate for patients not receiving postoperative radiation therapy, and a 58% complication rate for patients treated with postoperative radiation.
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- Title
- Laser Resection for Early Oral Cavity Cancer
- Creators
- Matthew J. Nagorsky - St. Louis County MissouriDonald G. Sessions - St. Louis County Missouri
- Publication Details
- Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, v 96(5), pp 556-560
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology (and Head and Neck Surgery)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1987K570500015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0023622530
- Other Identifier
- 991021945114004721
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