Results of surgical and combined (surgery and radiotherapy) treatment in carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx--20 years experience of the ENT Department, District Hospital in Kielce

The epidemiological characteristic of 940 patients with carcinoma of larynx and hypopharynx, treated from 1978 to 1997 was presented, as well as the results obtained in this group with surgical and combined (surgery + rtg-therapy) treatment. There was a prevalence--75.2% of highly advanced cases (III degrees + IV degrees). The 65.6% of patients had been treated by surgery alone, and the remaining had received additional rtg-therapy after surgery. The 3-years survival rate had been achieved in 77.8%, and 5-years survival in 61.7% of the whole group. The analysis of the survival rates had proved the significant differences depending mainly to localisation of primary tumour, and clinical advancement stage of the disease.