Laryngeal Tumor and Laser
Tetsuzo INOUYE, Tetsuya TANABE, Masami OGURA, Satoshi KITAHARA, Manabu NAKANOBOH, Yukio OHMAE
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1992 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 43-48
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1992 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 43-48
Forty six cases of glottic carcinomas treated with CO2 laser or KTP/532 laser were reviewed. The 5-year determinate survival rate was 100%. The voice conservation rate was 96% for Ta and 80% for T1b. Vocal function was satisfactorily preseved for daily life. The results led to the following conclusion: 1 ) Lesions involving anterior commissure can be treated by laser excision and vaporization. 2) Glottic Ti carcinomas can be treated by laser surgery alone.
