喉癌术前放射治疗及单纯手术疗效比较

目的 探讨喉癌术前放射治疗加手术的治疗方式能否比单纯手术提高治愈率。方法 应用前瞻性的随机分组的方法进行临床试验。初治的喉癌病例（不包括声门型Ｔ１病变），年龄在７５岁以下，不伴有喉梗阻，经过临床检查确定解剖分型、ＴＮＭ分期（１９７８ＵＩＣＣ）及手术类型后，通过抽签的方法将患者分入单纯手术组（ＳＡ组）或综合治疗组（ＲＳ组）进行治疗。结果 共完成治疗３７０例，ＳＡ组２１５例，ＲＳ组１５５例，ＳＡ组３年     

Timing and duration of postoperative radiotherapy in patients with laryngeal cancer

Aim of this was an evaluation of the impact of prolongation of combined treatment time on the local-regional control laryngeal cancer patients treated with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. Study was based on retrospective analysis of 254 patients with T3/T4 and N0-N2 laryngeal cancer who were treated between January 1993 and December 1996 with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy (RT). Median age of investigated group was 56.3 years. Surgery consisted of total laryngectomy in all cases and with selective neck dissection. RT began 22 to 78 days postoperatively (median 45 days) and continued for a median of 47 days (range, 40-74 days). The primary tumor bed and all lymph neck nodes were treated in all patients. The total dose to the primary tumor bed was about 60 Gy, fraction dose was 2 Gy. All lymph nodes were irradiated with a dose of 50 Gy. The factors studied for prognostic importance for a local-regional failure included: overall combined treatment time, interval between surgery and the start of radiotherapy, radiotherapy treatment time, age, sex, T and N categories. The 5-year actuarial disease-free local-regional survival was 50%. On univariate analysis, using log rank test, only N status, sex were predicted for the locoregional control of postoperative radiotherapy. Overall treatment time longer than 90 days and especially 100 days was correlated with worse locoregional results of combined treatment respectively (p = 0.003 and p = 0.0007). Also prolongation of interval time between surgery and postoperative radiotherapy beyond 50 days was connected with higher rate of failures (p = 0.02). The same trend was observed when time of irradiation was longer than 47 days (p = 0.01). This analysis indicated that the prolongation of the overall treatment time of combined modality, the the time between surgery, and radiotherapy and time of postoperative radiotherapy were correlated with increased of local regional failures.     

喉癌术前放射治疗及单纯手术疗效比较

目的探讨喉癌术前放射治疗加手术的治疗方式能否比单纯手术提高治愈率。方法应用前瞻性的随机分组的方法进行临床试验。初治的喉癌病例（不包括声门型Ｔ１病变），年龄在７５岁以下，不伴有喉梗阻，经过临床检查确定解剖分型、ＴＮＭ分期（１９７８ＵＩＣＣ）及手术类型后，通过抽签的方法将患者分入单纯手术组（ＳＡ组）或综合治疗组（ＲＳ组）进行治疗。结果共完成治疗３７０例，ＳＡ组２１５例，ＲＳ组１５５例。ＳＡ组３年生存率８３．３％，５年生存率８２．６％，１０年生存率８０．３％。ＲＳ组３年生存率７８．９％，５年生存率７６．４％，１０年生存率６８．６％。两组生存率差异无显著性（χ２＝２．６，Ｐ＝０．１）。声门上型喉癌ＩＩ、ＩＶ期两组病例在５年生存率上无区别，１０年生存率ＳＡ组优于ＲＳ组，１０年生存率前者为７３．６％，后者为６３．５％，（χ２＝８．３，Ｐ＝０．００３）。声门上型喉癌Ｔ３、Ｔ４病变行全喉切除的两组５年生存率无区别，１０年生存率则差异有显著性，ＳＡ组为６８％，ＲＳ组为５０％（χ２＝１０．６，Ｐ＝０．０００１）。结论术前放射治疗量４０Ｇｙ不能提高治愈率，而且声门上型喉癌ＩＩ、ＩＶ期病变综合治疗组的１０年生存率低于单纯手术组。     

Laryngeal long-term morbidity after supraglottic laryngectomy and postoperative radiation therapy

PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate factors associated with laryngeal morbidity when postoperative radiation therapy (RT) is added to supraglottic laryngectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1980 to 1994, 56 patients affected with T1 to 4 N0 to 2c supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma selected for standard (59%) or extended (41%) supraglottic laryngectomy at 2 different institutions were retrospectively analyzed. Most of the patients (91%) also underwent neck dissection. Approximately 80% of the patients had stage T4 primary lesions or N2 neck disease. Postoperative RT was added for presumed microscopic disease at the primary site (13 patients), regional nodes (23 patients), or both (20 patients). Median delivered doses to the larynx and to the neck were 50 Gy (range, 40 to 64 Gy) and 46 Gy (range, 40 to 64 Gy), respectively. Median follow-up for living patients is 11 years (range, 2.8 to 16.9 years). Laryngeal complication was defined as the appearance of grade 2 or higher toxicity according to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) scoring systems. RESULTS: Two- and 5-year actuarial locoregional control rates were 85+/-5% and 83+/-5%, respectively. Thirty patients (54%) developed laryngeal complications. However, just one patient experienced grade 4 laryngeal oedema requiring permanent tracheostomy. Estimated actuarial survival without laryngeal complications were 50+/-7%, 43+/-7%, and 39+/-7% at 2, 5, and 10 years, respectively. At univariate analysis, treated volumes (P = .03) and total dose to the larynx (P = .03) were significantly associated with local toxicity. A trend was observed also for the maximum dose to the neck (P = .06) and dose per fraction (P = .09). A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model showed total dose to the larynx to be the only independent predictor of toxicity (P = .03). The hazard ratio of laryngeal toxicity was 2.2 (95% confidence interval: 1.1/4.6), for a total dose to the larynx greater than 50 Gy. CONCLUSION: After supraglottic laryngectomy, postoperative RT to the neck does not affect local morbidity, but careful RT treatment planning is necessary to avoid delivering a total dose to the larynx greater than 50 Gy.     

Results of conservation surgery for cancers of the supraglottis and pyriform sinus

A retrospective review of patients treated by surgery and/or radiation for carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx and the pyriform sinus was accomplished for the period 1964-1974. This patient population reflects the 10-year period following earlier experience with conservation surgery at this institution, and, thus, updates the current status of treatment for these cancers. Endpoints examined included survival, control, pattern of failure, the influence of nodal metastasis, and voice preservation. Of 160 patients treated for supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma, 119 received conservation surgery (subtotal supraglottic laryngectomy, SSL, or partial laryngopharyngectomy, PLP); 21 patients received total laryngectomy; and 20 others received palliative radiation. The 3-year actuarial survivals for these groups were 67%, 43% and 30%, respectively. Voice was preserved in 85% of the patients treated by conservation surgery, in 70% of those treated by radiation alone, and, of course, in none of the patients receiving total laryngectomy. There were 175 patients treated for carcinoma of the pyriform sinus; 85 received PLP; 57, total laryngopharyngectomy (TLP); and 33, palliative radiation. Actuarial 3-year survival was 59% for the PLP-treated group, 36% for the TLP-treated group and 11% for the palliation group. Voice was preserved in 52% of the patients treated by conservation surgery, in 6% of those treated by radiation alone, and in none of those patients treated by total laryngectomy. Comparison of this data with that in other published reports indicates that, for selected patients, conservation surgery is as effective in controlling disease as is radical surgery. Furthermore, it is possible to preserve speaking ability in a significant number of patients having carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx or pyriform sinus.     

Results after intensified therapy for advanced carcinoma of the hypopharynx

We conducted a retrospective chart review of 85 patients (95% male) with advanced but resectable hypopharyngeal carcinoma to evaluate the effectiveness of an intensified multimodal treatment protocol. This protocol involved concomitant chemo- and radiotherapy before and after total laryngectomy, partial pharyngectomy, and radical neck dissection. Our study population was divided into two groups on the basis of extrasurgical therapy. Group A was made up of 19 patients who had received only postlaryngectomy radiotherapy; 6 of these patients had a stage III tumor and 13 had a stage IV tumor. Group B included 66 patients who had received the intensified treatment; 1 patient had stage II disease, 12 had stage III disease, and 53 had stage IV disease. We found no significant differences in 5-year survival (p = 0.86) or in disease-free interval (p = 0.57) between group A and group B; median survival was 45 and 50 months, respectively. Likewise, when we analyzed the patients in both groups according to tumor stage (stage III vs. stage IV), we found no significant differences in either 5-year survival (group A: p = 0.95; group B: p = 0.18) or disease-free interval (group A: p = 0.74; group B: p = 0.17). We conclude that the prognosis of advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma remains poor despite treatment with an intensified multimodality protocol. Therefore, the therapeutic strategy should be to individualize treatment with the goal of preserving laryngeal function and optimizing postoperative quality of life.     

手术加放射治疗与单纯喉部分切除术治疗喉癌的疗效比较

目的 探讨手术加放射治疗能否比单纯部分喉手术提高疗效。方法 １７１例喉癌随机分为单纯手术,手术加术后放射治疗（剂量５１－７０Ｇｙ）和放射治疗加手术（剂量４０－５０Ｇｙ）３组,前瞻性观察各组的治疗效果。术式包括：声带切除术,垂直半喉切除术,水平半喉切除术,次全喉切除术。结果 单纯手术组（５６例）,手术加术后放射治疗组（６５例）和术前放射治疗加手术组（５０例）的５年生存率分别为８５．７％（４２／４９）     

Treatment results and prognostic factors in locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer

CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) is an effective definitive treatment for patients with advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma who are unfit for or refuse surgery. A high dose of radiation (> 70 Gy) should be given to achieve acceptable local control rates and survival. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the treatment results of locally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma with two different protocols. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From December 1995 to December 2004, 74 patients with locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer were treated with CCRT or surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy (SRT). Their treatment results were reviewed by retrospective analysis. The study points included outcome, toxicity, and prognostic factors. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in T and N status between the two treatment groups, nor were there significant differences in overall or disease-free survival or the incidence of distant metastasis (p >0.05). In the CCRT group and SRT group, the estimated 3-year overall survival was 39% and 44%, respectively. The SRT group had better local control than the CCRT group (p <0.05). Relatively, 27% patients retained their larynx function for more than 2 years in the CCRT group. Radiation doses >70 Gy yielded significantly better survival and local control than doses <70 Gy (p <0.05).     

Prognostic value of vocal cord fixation with respect to treatment in cancers of the supraglottis and pyriform sinus

Vocal cord fixation in supraglottic and pyriform sinus cancers has, in the past, precluded management by radiotherapy alone. Ninety-eight patients were reviewed to determine the prognostic effect of vocal cord fixation. The predictive value of cord mobility status after 50 Gy was evaluated with respect to treatment modality. For patients treated with radiotherapy alone, cord mobility status was predictive of recurrence, yielding 3 year recurrence rates of 33.3% (mobile) versus 80% (fixed) [p = 0.04]. Mobile cords after 50 Gy had similar recurrence rates (33.3% vs. 40.0%, p = 0.60) whether treated by radiotherapy or radiotherapy/surgery. Radiotherapy alone may be used in cases when fixed cords become mobile after 50 Gy without compromising cure rates or laryngeal function. Combined modality provides the best results when cords remain fixed.     

Audit in the management of T3 fixed-cord laryngeal cancer

Purpose: To determine results of various treatments for T3 fixed-cord lesions and the subset T3 glottic cancer in Auckland from 1979 to 1995.Patients and Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from a departmental database, and the notes were reviewed. Because of the difficulty in determining the subsite of some fixed-cord lesions, the entire group of T3 fixed-cord lesions was examined, and those tumors that were considered to be definitely arising from the glottis were then analyzed as a specific subset.Results: Fixed-cord lesions were diagnosed in 75 patients (21 supraglottic, 54 glottic). Primary surgery (total laryngectomy) was performed on 46 patients, primary radical dose radiotherapy was undertaken on 25 patients, and four patients were treated palliatively. For T3 fixed-cord lesions, disease-specific survival for radiotherapy and surgery was 36% and 66%, respectively, and 32% and 67%, respectively, for T3 glottic lesions. For both T3 fixed-cord and T3 glottic lesions, surgery produced significantly better survival than did radiotherapy (<60 Gy; P = .0157). With radiotherapy greater than 60 Gy, cancer of the larynx has been controlled in seven of 13 patients, although only five patients are alive, with a median follow-up of 24 months (range, 12–49 months).Conclusion: Radiotherapy less than 60 Gy produced markedly inferior results to surgery for T3 fixed-cord lesions and T3 glottis in Auckland. Radiotherapy at more than 60 Gy shows promise, but an ongoing audit is essential to ensure that survival is similar to surgery and to that reported by those promoting organ-preservation protocols.     

Supraglottic surgery in vestibular cancer

This paper deals with the experience acquired in the E.N.T. Clinic of the University of Ferrara regarding horizontal supraglottic laryngectomy in vestibular cancer. The anatomical background of this functional surgery and the most important principles of the technique are specified. The results regard 121 cases (13 T1 cases, 93 T2 cases and 15 T4 cases) divided into three groups: 1. patients who had only surgery (68 cases); 2. patients who for various reasons also had complementary postoperative radiotherapy (39 cases); 3. patients with extralaryngeal expansion who had preoperative radiotherapy (14 cases). The high overall survival rate for the 121 cases is particularly significant, as is the shortening of the high-risk period to less than the usual 5 years. The 4-year cure rate is 78% and remains unchanged right through the 7-year follow-up. The authors feel that these data demonstrate further the validity of supraglottic laryngectomy when its precise indications are rigorously observed.     

Transoral carbon dioxide laser supraglottic laryngectomy and irradiation in stage I, II, and III squamous cell carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx: report of Southwest Oncology Group Phase 2 Trial S9709

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate feasibility, functional outcome, and disease control of endoscopic surgery and irradiation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx. DESIGN: Prospective, single-arm, phase 2 multi-institutional trial. SETTING: Southwest Oncology Group trial S9709. PATIENTS: Thirty-four patients diagnosed as having stage I, stage II, or selected stage III (T1-2N1M0) supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma enrolled from September 15, 1997, to December 1, 2001. INTERVENTIONS: Transoral supraglottic laryngectomy by carbon dioxide laser followed by planned postoperative radiotherapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Three-year progression-free survival, proportion of patients requiring tracheostomy as a result of surgery, and time to adequate oral intake. RESULTS: All 34 patients underwent surgery without major protocol deviation. Thirty-two patients (94%) completed planned postoperative radiotherapy without major deviation. At the time of analysis, only 1 patient (3%) had documented local disease recurrence at the primary disease site and required salvage total laryngectomy, and 2 patients (6%) had documented regional recurrence and required salvage neck dissection. Estimated 3-year progression-free survival and overall survival were 79% and 88%, respectively. No subjects required tracheostomy as a direct consequence of endoscopic resection. Patients who required tracheostomy before endoscopic resection due to either obstructive tumor bulk or unfavorable anatomy that precluded safe intubation (4 patients [12%]) were all decannulated in the early postoperative period (相似文献   

喉声门上型低分化鳞状细胞癌57例临床观察

目的 探讨喉声门上型低分化鳞状细胞癌(简称鳞癌)的临床特点、治疗及预后。方法 回顾分析1980～1998年我院57例喉声门上型低分化鳞癌病例(1997年UICC分期：Ⅰ期4例，Ⅱ期5例，Ⅲ期18例，Ⅳ期30例)。单纯手术25例，单纯放射治疗9例，术前放射治疗加手术14例，手术加术后放射治疗7例，术前化学治疗加手术2例。喉全切除23例，喉部分切除25例；同期颈清扫31例(单侧17例，双侧14例)，上颈清扫12例。结果5年生存率47．4％(27／57)，颈部转移率63．2％(36／57)，双颈转移率24．6％(14／57)，远处转移率21．1％(12／57)，局部复发率10．5％(6／57)，颈部复发率28．1％(16／57)，喉部分切除的局部复发率12．0％(3／25)。生存率随分期下降，T1 T2与13 T4和N0 N1与N2 N3的生存率差异分别有显著性(χ^2=4．942，P=0．026；χ^2=4．306，P=0．038)。单纯手术与手术结合放射治疗的生存率差异无显著性，N2和N3患者的手术结合放射治疗相对优于单纯手术。结论 喉声门上型低分化鳞癌患者以晚期病变为主，易较早发生淋巴结转移，颈部转移和远处转移率较高，治疗仍以手术为主，喉部分切除术是可行的，T3病变的喉部分切除和颈部N分级较晚的患者应手术结合放射治疗。     

Partial laryngectomy and radiotherapy for supraglottic cancer: a conservative approach

This is a retrospective study of 33 patients with supraglottic cancer treated with partial laryngectomy and moderate-dose radiotherapy at the University of Virginia from 1967 through 1986. All patients had a 2-year minimum follow-up. Ten patients received preoperative radiotherapy, and 23, postoperative radiotherapy. The 2-year adjusted survival rate was impressive at 97%. Local control at 2 years was 96%, including one patient who was salvaged with total laryngectomy. Control of the neck was 90% at 2 years. Ninety percent of the patients alive at 2 years had a functional voice. One patient required a completion laryngectomy for chronic aspiration. Conservation surgery with radiotherapy provides excellent survival as well as locoregional control rates with preservation of function in selected patients with supraglottic cancer. This approach may be especially helpful in the management of bulky T2 lesions as well as T4 lesions with minimal vallecula or base of tongue involvement.     

Conservation surgery for T2 and T3 carcinomas of the supraglottic larynx

The treatment of choice for supraglottic carcinomas of intermediate size (stages T2 and T3) remains controversial. Between 1974 and 1983 in our institution, 139 patients with supraglottic carcinoma of intermediate size were judged retrospectively to have been technically amenable to conservation surgery. Primary disease control at three years was achieved in 100% of the patients treated by supraglottic laryngectomy, 91% (34 patients) of those treated by total laryngectomy, and 69% (81 patients) of those treated by radiotherapy. Of the latter group, 62% were salvaged by total laryngectomy yielding a net three-year local control of 85%. Determinate five-year survival rates were 89% for supraglottic laryngectomy, 78% for total laryngectomy, and 70% for radiotherapy. Significant problems with aspiration occurred in four patients (16%) who were treated by conservation surgery, and two patients (8%) required a permanent tracheostomy. The results of this study show that supraglottic laryngectomy with postoperative radiotherapy as indicated is a highly effective method for the local control of supraglottic carcinoma of intermediate size that is amenable to conservation surgery.     

Radiotherapy for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma

Purpose

To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC).

Materials and methods

The medical records of 23 patients treated with definitive or postoperative RT between 1992 and 2010 at the University of Florida were retrospectively reviewed. Fifteen patients (65%) received primary surgery and postoperative RT. Radiation doses ranged from 59.0 to 74.8 Gy (median, 70.2 Gy). The median follow-up time for all patients was 3.0 years (range, 0.9–19.9), and for living patients was 7.7 years (range, 2.5–19.9).

Results

The actuarial 5-year survival outcomes were as follows: progression-free survival, 42%; cause-specific survival, 43%; and overall survival, 32%. Actuarial 5-year disease control rates were as follows: local control (infield or marginal), 74%; local-regional control (excluding leptomeningeal spread), 58%, regional control 78%, freedom from leptomeningeal recurrence, 72%, and distant metastasis-free survival, 73%. Five of the 8 (62.5%) patients treated with definitive RT died with disease, and 6 of the 15 patients (40%) treated with primary surgery and postoperative RT died with disease. Three patients (13%) experienced severe complications including unilateral eye removal, osteoradionecrosis of the maxilla requiring hyperbaric oxygen and surgery, and brain necrosis. One patient died due to an infected bone graft and brain abscess.

Conclusions

A multimodal approach is best when treating SNUC patients. The prognosis for patients treated with definitive RT ± chemotherapy is less promising than for those who receive surgery and postoperative RT ± chemotherapy. Severe complications occur in about 17% of patients due to the high dose of RT alone or combined with surgery required for acceptable disease control.     

Radiotherapy in maxillary sinus carcinomas: evaluation of 79 cases

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma after radiotherapy regarding local control, prognostic factors and morbidity of treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 1983 and December 1996, 79 cases of maxillary sinus carcinoma without any evidence of distant metastases, were treated with radiotherapy. RESULTS: Fifty-two patients (65.8%) were male and 27 (34.2%) were female. The median age was 57. Histologically 62% were epidermoid carcinoma, 32.9% were non-epidermoid carcinoma and 5.1% were unclassified. Sixteen patients (20.5%) had T2, 25 (29.8%) had T3 and 38 (49.7%) had T4 tumour while 13 patients (16.5%) had lymph node metastases. Fifty-nine patients (74.4%) underwent surgical resection followed by postoperative radiotherapy and 20 patients (25.3%) received radiotherapy alone. The median follow-up was 71 months; 5-year overall survival and local control rates were 53% and 54% respectively. Prognostic factors influencing the overall survival were histologic type (epidermoid carcinoma, p = 0.02), advanced T stage (p = 0.04), postoperative residual tumour (p = 0.002) and lymph node involvement (p = 0.01) whereas the factors influencing local control were histologic type (p = 0.05) and postoperative residual tumour (p = 0.005). Late radiation morbidity were cataract (11.4%), loss of vision (8.9%), trismus (5.1%) and hearing loss (2.5%). CONCLUSION: In maxillary sinus carcinomas high rates of local control can be achieved with surgery and radiotherapy. Postoperative radiotherapy can have a positive impact on local control and overall survival especially in patients with early stage tumour of non-epidermoid histology and without residual disease after surgery.     

Results of the treatment of 197 squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx (1964-1982 treatment period)

197 consecutive patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx were treated between 1964 and 1982. The 5 year actuarial survival was 43% (+/- 5%). In patients with stage I and II disease the actuarial survival with combined surgery and radiotherapy was 87% (+/- 16%), but with primary radiotherapy 40% (+/- 28% (p = 0.0250). The results in stage III and IV disease were 59% (+/- 11%) with combined therapy and 29% (+/- 15%) for radiotherapy alone (p = 0.0010). The five year actuarial survival for lymphoepithelial carcinomas (Schmincke) was 71% (+/- 16%) after radiotherapy whilst the patients with undifferentiated carcinomas achieved only 29% (+/- 11%). The survival rate for women (71% +/- 12%) was significantly better than for men (31% +/- 7%), although the proportion of stages was not different in both sexes. Because of these results and because of the minimal chances of controlling recurrent disease we prefer combined treatment not only in stage III and IV disease, but also in stage I and II disease. In these early stages partial mandibulectomy can be avoided. In selected cases transoral surgery can be combined with functional, discontinuous neck dissection. The functional results of surgery are thus minimised in the early stages of oropharyngeal carcinoma.     

Planned preoperative radiation therapy vs. definitive radiotherapy for advanced laryngeal carcinoma

In the period 1970-1980 inclusive, 191 patients with T3T4 laryngeal carcinoma (glottic: 63 and supraglottic: 128) received either definitive radiation therapy (RT) (60-65 Gy in 6-7 weeks) or planned preoperative radiation therapy (25 Gy in 5 equal daily fractions of 5 Gy) followed by laryngectomy with or without neck dissection (RT + S). Selection for RT vs. RT + S was based on medical operability and/or patient's refusal to undergo surgery. All patients are evaluable with minimum of 2 years observation. Crude 5 and 10-year survival probability for 32 patients with glottic localization who received RT is 55% and 38% vs. 65% and 65% respectively for 31 treated with RT + S. For 52 patients with supraglottic site who received RT, the 5 and 10-year survival is 44% and 44% vs. 82% and 60% for 76 patients treated with RT + S.     

Oncological outcomes of surgical treatment for T3 supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients

Abstract

Background: T3 supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma (LC) is a common advanced laryngeal cancer.

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the clinical results of pathological T3 (pT3) supraglottic LC patients who were amenable to laryngectomy treated with primary surgery and postoperative therapy.

Methods: Retrospective review of 202 pT3 cases of supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Results: The five-year cancer specific survival (CSS) rate was 63.7% and the overall survival rate (OS) was 62.8%. For T3 supraglottic patients who underwent total laryngectomy, the five-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 51.8%, and the CSS was 62.5%. For patients who underwent partial laryngectomy, the five-year DFS was 72.2%, and the CSS was 79.0%. High lymph node and stage status are predictors of mortality for these patients. No difference was found in the DFS and CSS rates between patients with negative margins and those with positive margins following postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Conclusion: Surgical treatment of T3 supraglottic LC patients achieved satisfactory results. Postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy are an effective method of treatment for T3 supraglottic LC patients, especially for those with a positive margin.