A Case of Partial Vertical Laryngectomy with Vocal Cord Reconstruction Using a Thyroid Gland Flap

Abstract

In the treatment of early-stage larynx cancer, radiotherapy or operations such as partial laryngectomies are performed to preserve laryngeal function. A partial vertical laryngectomy is performed for laryngeal function preservation, and is suitable for cases in which the tumor exists at the unilateral vocal cord and spreads to the commissura anterior, but progress is less advanced in the unaffected vocal cord. Recently, the partial vertical laryngectomy is not performed for initial treatment, and has been increasingly used as salvage surgery when the tumor recurs after irradiation. In this instance, we may recognize postoperative complications by damage to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. We report here on a partial vertical laryngectomy with reconstruction using a thyroid gland flap.