Treatment Results of Early Glottic Cancer

Abstract

Objective : To evaluate the treatment results of patients with early glottic cancer with respect to laryngeal preservasion.
Patients and Methods : Between 2001 and 2005, 93 patients with laryngeal cancer were treated at Kobe University Hospital. In general, T1 and T2 glottic cancers were treated with conventional and hyperfractionated radiotherapy, respectively. Conservative surgery with laryngeal preservation was considered as salvage for radiation failure.
Results : The larynx was preserved in 95.8% of the patients with T1 glottic cancer (45/47) and 82.6% of the patients with T2 glottic cancer (19/23).
Conclusion : Although the follow up periods were not long enough, promising results were obtained. Development of treatment strategies for more advanced cancers is an issue to be solved.