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Primary radiotherapy for treating all laryngeal cancer: a district hospital experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Krishna T. V. Reddy ,
Bippon C. Vinayak ,
Anthony F. Jefferis  and
Maurice Wallace
Krishna T. V. Reddy*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
Bippon C. Vinayak
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
Anthony F. Jefferis
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
Maurice Wallace
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough
*
Mr Krishna T. V. Reddy, Senior Registrar, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1.
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Abstract

We report our experience of long-term follow-up of all patients treated during a ten-year period with primary radiotherapy irrespective of the disease stage of their laryngeal carcinoma. This policy was adopted in order to allow all patients the opportunity to save their larynx and to preserve their voice. In the present literature, surgery is favoured for treating advanced disease.

Keywords

Laryngeal neoplasmsRadiotherapy
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 5 , May 1993 , pp. 434 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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