Significance of pre-epiglottic space invasion in supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy

Cancerous involvement of the pre-epiglottic space has been known for many years to be an important prognostic factor. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of pre-epiglottic space invasion, according to the degree of invasion (i.e. absence, minimal or gross), and to assess the oncological suitability for supracricoid partial laryngectomy in patients with supraglottic laryngeal carcinomas. This study included 52 patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the supraglottic and glotto-supraglottic larynx, treated with supracricoid partial laryngectomy-cricohyoidopexy, between 1992 and 2001. Clinical and histopathological parameters were evaluated. Pre-epiglottic space invasion was seen in 35 patients (67.3 per cent); there was gross invasion in seven patients and minimal invasion in 28. Neoplastic invasion of the anterior commissure was seen in 18 patients (34.6 per cent) and thyroid cartilage involvement in eight (15.4 per cent). Neoplastic spread through the extralaryngeal tissues was not seen in any patient. The five-year overall survival was 71.5 per cent for patients with gross pre-epiglottic space invasion, 82.2 per cent for those with minimal pre-epiglottic space invasion, and 76.4 per cent for those without pre-epiglottic space invasion. It was observed that gross or minimal pre-epiglottic space invasion did not have a statistically significant effect on survival. Univariate analysis showed that nodal positivity was associated with a poor prognosis. None of the other parameters analysed showed a statistically significant relationship with survival. Four (7.6 per cent) patients had local laryngeal recurrence. Distant metastasis and a second primary tumour were detected in three (5.8 per cent) and four (7.6 per cent) patients, respectively. The five-year overall survival and cause-specific survival were 78.8 and 82 per cent, respectively. Supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy can safely be performed in supraglottic and glotto-supraglottic carcinomas with minimal or gross invasion of the pre-epiglottic space which have no extralaryngeal spread. Nodal status is an important predictor affecting survival.     

Supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy: a partial laryngeal procedure for selected supraglottic and transglottic carcinomas

The partial horizontal supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy consists of resection of the whole thyroid cartilage and paraglottic space, as well as the epiglottis and the whole pre-epiglottic space. The cricoid cartilage, the hyoid bone, and at least one arytenoid cartilage are spared. Sixty-eight patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the supraglottis who underwent this procedure during the period from 1974 through 1986 are presented. Conventional horizontal supraglottic laryngectomy was contraindicated in all cases. All but three patients (95.4%) recovered physiologic deglutition, and none required a permanent tracheostomy. The 3-year actuarial survival rate was 71.4%. No local recurrences were encountered. The indications for the procedure are carcinomas of the supraglottis that 1. involve the glottis and anterior commissure, 2. invade the ventricle, 3. present with a marked limitation of true vocal cord mobility (transglottic lesions), and 4. invade the thyroid cartilage. The procedure is presented as a useful alternative to radiation therapy, horizontal supraglottic laryngectomy, and total laryngectomy in select cases of supraglottic carcinoma.     

Prognostic evaluation in supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy

Identification of prognostic factors related to supracricoid partial laryngectomy may optimise indications for this surgical technique. We analysed several clinical and histopathological variables in a series of 81 patients treated with SPL at our department. Attention was focused on neoplastic spread of the anterior commissure, thyroid cartilage and prelaryngeal soft tissue of the neck. Statistical analysis (Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression test) showed a significant decrease in survival for prelaryngeal soft tissue invasion. Due to the fact that the survival rate is not modified by the anterior commissure and thyroid cartilage infiltration, the prognostic value of prelaryngeal invasion is extremely relevant. Therefore, we suggest the oncological value of SPL even in cases of invasion of the anterior commissure or thyroid cartilage, but not beyond the outer perichondrium.     

声门癌的组织病理学研究—附62例连续切片观察

目的:探讨声门癌的发病特点,生长方式及向外扩展特点,声带固定的意义,术式选择与肿瘤复发率生和生存率的关系。方法:62例中,T_1 37例,T_2 9例,T_3 16例。仅1例为T_3N_1M_0,均为喉鳞癌。手术方法:喉全切除术16例,喉垂直部分切除术25例,声带切除术21例,N_1者行同侧颈廓清术。单纯声带切除标本采用石蜡包埋技术,其余采用火棉胶包埋技术,进行连续切片观察。结果:声门癌的生长方式与病理分期有一定关系。临床TNM分期与病理分期不符率为27.4％,估计过低是对喉骨架侵犯估计不足,过高是对肿瘤周围炎性浸润误为肿瘤范围。Reinke's层、弹力圆锥、声门旁间隙、喉室、甲状软骨都有一定的“屏障”作用,前联合受侵应考虑喉骨架可能受侵。术后局部复发率为12.8％,复发时间为3个月～8年,复发病例中以T_2为多。颈淋巴结转移率为4.8％,术后3年生存率98.4％,5年生存率95.2％。结论:声门癌颈部淋巴结转移率低,术后复发率低,生存率高。同侧上下扩展多见,晚期才向对侧扩展。前联合腱是肿瘤向对侧声带、甲状软骨和环状软骨侵犯的通道。声门癌侵及前联合者应考虑喉骨架可能受侵。声带固定不是喉部分切除禁忌证,而是扩大手术范围的指征。     

Salvage surgery after radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer: from endoscopic resections to open-neck partial and total laryngectomies

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate our experience in management of radiotherapy failure using endoscopic resection (ER) with carbon dioxide laser, open-neck partial laryngectomy (ONPL), and total laryngectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review. SETTING: Referral university hospital. PATIENTS: Seventy-one patients with laryngeal cancer previously treated with radiotherapy (69 patients) and chemoradiotherapy (2 patients) underwent salvage surgery. INTERVENTIONS: The treatment policy encompassed ER for glottic rT1a, rT1b with limited anterior commissure involvement, and rT2 with normal cord mobility carcinoma. All ONPLs were performed for rT1 and rT2 tumors with suboptimal endoscopic exposure, rT2 tumors with impaired cord mobility or transcommissural extension, and rT3 tumors for limited paraglottic space invasion or involvement of the inner portion of the thyroid cartilage. Total laryngectomy was planned in patients who were not suitable for partial laryngectomy owing to poor general condition, for rT3 carcinoma with massive involvement of the paraglottic space, and for rT4a tumors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical, radiologic, surgical, and pathologic data. Survival curves were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Comparisons between different variables were performed using the log-rank test. RESULTS: Salvage surgery consisted of ER in 22 patients, ONPL in 15, and total laryngectomy in 34. The pT category after salvage surgery was pT1 in 12 patients, pT2 in 20, pT3 in 20, and pT4a in 19. Five-year disease-specific and disease-free survival and laryngeal preservation for the entire series were 72%, 61%, and 40%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Survival rates for the entire series were not different from those previously reported using a more aggressive surgical approach without attempts at organ preservation. The laryngeal preservation rate justifies conservative treatment in the presence of limited recurrent lesions.     

Near total laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction. Our experience of 65 cases

From 1980 to 1998, 65 patients whose glottic lesions were classified T1 or T2 were operated with a reconstructive anterior frontal laryngectomy with epiglottoplasty such as described by Tucker (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 115:1341–1344). This procedure consists of resection of the two vocal cords, in some cases one arytenoid, the anterior commissure with a part of the thyroid cartilage, the anterior part of both false vocal cords, and of 1 cm of the subglottis. The epiglottis is grasped downward to close the larynx. There were no per or postoperative deaths. Our functional results confirm those reported in the previous publications. The mean time of removal of the nasogastric tube was about 12 days and the patients were generally satisfied about their residual voice. Decannulation was performed after satisfactory peroral feeding, generally about 2 weeks postoperatively. Three patients only required subsequent procedures which can be considered due to functional failures. There were four recurrences, which means a 5-year actuarial local control rate of 94%. This operation takes place as part of our surgical treatment policy of laryngeal carcinomas, considering that this surgery is like an extensive frontolateral laryngectomy. In case of an infiltrating tumor or in case of invasion to the arytenoid cartilage, we perform a supracricoid partial laryngectomy with crico-hyoido-epiglottopexy (the Majer-Piquet’s procedure). Received: 29 September 2000 / Accepted: 18 May 2001     

CT-scan prediction of thyroid cartilage invasion for early laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Treatment choice for laryngeal cancer may be influenced by the diagnosis of thyroid cartilage invasion on preoperative computed tomography (CT). Our objective was to determine the predictive value of CT for thyroid cartilage invasion in early- to mid-stage laryngeal cancer. Retrospective study (1992–2008) of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with open partial laryngectomy and resection of at least part of the thyroid cartilage. Previous laser surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and second primaries were excluded. CT prediction of thyroid cartilage invasion was determined by specialized radiologists. Tumor characteristics and pathologic thyroid cartilage invasion were compared to the radiologic assessment. 236 patients were treated by vertical (20 %), supracricoid (67 %) or supraglottic partial laryngectomy (13 %) for tumors staged cT1 (26 %), cT2 (55 %), and cT3 (19 %). The thyroid cartilage was invaded on pathology in 19 cases (8 %). CT’s sensitivity was 10.5 %, specificity 94 %, positive predictive value 13 %, and negative predictive value 92 %. CT correctly predicted thyroid cartilage invasion in only two cases for an overall accuracy of 87 %. Among the false-positive CT’s, tumors involving the anterior commissure were significantly over-represented (61.5 % vs. 27 %, p = .004). Tumors with decreased vocal fold (VF) mobility were significantly over-represented in the group of false-negatives (41 vs. 13 %, p = .0035). Preoperative CT was not effective in predicting thyroid cartilage invasion in these early- to mid-stage lesions, overestimating cartilage invasion for AC lesions and underestimating invasion for lesions with decreased VF mobility.     

Larynx preservation with supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy. Correlation of videostroboscopic findings and voice parameters.

Classically, the formation of a mucosal wave is dependent on the pliable mucosa present in the vocal fold. The supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy is an organ preservation surgical technique in which both true vocal folds, both false vocal folds, both paraglottic spaces, and the entire thyroid cartilage are resected. The functional goal is speech and swallowing without a permanent tracheostomy. In an effort to further study voice production in these patients, we performed laryngeal stroboscopy in 5 patients. Analysis was performed with a modified Bless grading system. In addition, speech and voice parameters were also measured and correlated with stroboscopic findings. The key finding in this study was the presence of a periodic mucosal wave on the anterior aspect of the arytenoid cartilage, where it abuts the epiglottic cartilage. Patients with lower periodicity and symmetry scores tended to have lower jitter and shimmer percentages.     

The incidence of thyroid cartilage invasion through the anterior commissure in clinically early-staged laryngeal cancer

In this study, the incidence of thyroid cartilage invasion in early-stage laryngeal tumors involving anterior commissure was assessed. Medical charts and pathology reports of 62 patients who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy as the primary treatment of early-staged laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups according to the macroscopic examination of the surgical specimen: tumors limited to the glottis with the involvement of anterior commissure (TLG); tumors invading both supraglottis and glottis with the involvement of anterior commissure (TISG). Thirty-seven of the cases were classified as TLG group (59.7 %) and the remaining 25 of them were classified as TISG group (40.3 %). Thyroid cartilage invasion was observed totally in ten patients (16.1 %), as macroscopic invasion in two cases and microinvasion in eight patients. Only two were in the TLG group (cartilage invasion rate of 5.4 %), the remaining eight were in the TISG group (cartilage invasion rate of 32 %). Thyroid cartilage invasion rate of TISG group was significantly higher than that of TLG group (p = 0.011, p < 0.05). Tumors limited to the glottis with AC involvement may be more suitable for endoscopic resection; on the contrary, tumors with vertical extension invading both AC and supraglottis should be evaluated more suspiciously due to high rate of thyroid cartilage invasion, which may still necessitate external laryngectomy techniques.     

Supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy and cricohyoidopexy for glottic and supraglottic carcinomas

OBJECTIVES: To review the patients operated in our department with supracricoid partial laryngectomy with either cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) (59 cases) or cricohyoidopexy (CHP) (10 cases) technique, for primary or recurrent glottosupraglottic squamous cell carcinoma and compare the technique with other surgical or conservative approaches for treatment of laryngeal carcinoma. METHODS: From hospital charts, we retrospectively reviewed 69 patients who had undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy with the CHEP or CHP technique between 1983 and 1996 for primary or recurrent glottosupraglottic squamous cell carcinoma in our department. Statistical evaluation of oncological and functional results were conducted. Results were compared with other surgical and conservative treatment for glottosupraglottic carcinoma of the larynx that were published previously in the literature. RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients had CHEP or CHP for glottosupraglottic carcinoma of the larynx. Thirteen percent of the patients received adjuvant radiotherapy. Minimum follow-up was 2 years or until death. Five-year actuarial survival (Kaplan-Meier method) was 68%. Global local control was achieved in 84% of cases. Among previously untreated patients (n = 54), local control rate was 94.5%. After 1 year, 92.7% of patients achieved normal swallowing and respiration. Salvage total laryngectomy had to be performed in four patients (5.7%) for persistent aspiration and in five patients (7.2%), who were previously treated with radiotherapy, for local recurrence. No permanent tracheostomy or gastrostomy was required. CONCLUSIONS: Our experience with supracricoid partial laryngectomy with either CHP or CHEP suggests that this technique is a valuable alternative to radiotherapy for T2-T4 glottosupraglottic carcinomas, particularly those with extension and invasion of the anterior commissure. It allows for preservation of a good laryngeal function without altering the long-term survival, keeping total laryngectomy as a salvage procedure.     

梨状窝癌局部扩展的病理学研究

目的 探讨梨状窝癌局部扩展的规律,为梨状窝癌的手术治疗提供病理学依据。方法 应用石蜡包埋大体标本连续切片的方法,对２６例梨状窝癌全喉及次全喉及次全喉切除的标本进行了观察。结果 位于梨状窝外侧壁的肿瘤（４例）主要向外侧咽侧壁扩展,位于梨状窝内侧壁的肿瘤（５例）容易向喉腔及对侧梨状窝扩展。累及整个梨状窝１７例。声门旁间隙及甲状软骨是最易受侵犯的喉结构,环状软骨受侵较少;会厌及会厌前间隙的侵犯未见超过中     

喉额侧窗式切除术治疗侵及前联合的T1b期声门型喉癌疗效分析

目的 探讨喉额侧窗式切除术结合甲状软骨外膜瓣修复术治疗侵及前联合的T1b期声门型喉癌的疗效.方法 对确诊为前联合受侵的T1b期声门型喉癌患者22例,均行喉额侧窗式切除术结合甲状软骨外膜瓣修复术治疗;随访5年,观察患者术后呼吸功能、吞咽功能、发音功能、复发率及生存率.结果 所有患者手术均顺利完成,术后二周拔除气管套管,拔管率100％;无一例发生误咽;术后患者发声功能(G分级)较术前改善者为86.4％(19/22),与术前相同者为13.6％(3/22);肿瘤复发2例,1例为原位复发,1例为颈部淋巴结转移复发,复发率为9.1％(2/22);5年生存率为95.5％(21/22).结论 喉额侧窗式切除术结合甲状软骨外膜瓣修复术式适用于前联合受侵的T1b期声门型喉癌,该术式能相对完整地保留喉的骨架及生理功能,不易引起喉狭窄,且修复组织稳定,能有效改善发声质量.     

声门上水平喉部分切除术应用55例

目的 评价声门上水平部分喉切除术的手术方法及远期疗效。方法 我科１９８６～１９９５年采用声门上水平部分喉切除治疗喉癌声门上型５５型,男３２例,女２３例,平均年龄５６岁,Ｉ期１１例,ＩＩ期２６例,Ⅲ期１１例,Ⅳ期７例。对声门上水平部分喉切除加以改进。用两侧梨状窝内侧壁粘膜缝合,封闭甲状软骨断面的后１／３,用甲状软骨外骨膜同喉室底壁粘膜缝合,封闭甲状软骨断面的前２／３,切除舌骨,将保留的甲状软骨同舌根     

Feasibility of supracricoid laryngectomy based on pathological examination

Partial horizontal supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy at the Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Białystok, involves resection of the entire thyroid cartilage with the pre-epiglottic and paraglottic spaces. Experience has shown that this technique will permit adequate phonation, respiration and deglutition in selected advanced cases of supraglottic and glottic carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to verify histologically the indications for this surgery by examining sections of whole-organ laryngeal specimens. Post-laryngectomy specimens from 90 patients with otherwise previously untreated supraglottic (48), transglottic (22) and glottic (20) carcinomas were reviewed retrospectively. The majority (66) of the specimens were staged as pT₄. Findings showed that 22 of the specimens analyzed (mostly supraglottic tumors) could have been eradicated by supracricoid laryngectomy alone. The present study confirmed the principles of supracricoid laryngectomy for selected large tumors. Received: 4 June 1997 / Accepted: 23 September 1997     

Options for salvage after failed initial treatment of anterior vocal commissure squamous carcinoma

Persistence or recurrent cancer in the anterior commissure (AC) after primary radiotherapy may remain localized to its pretreatment anatomical site. If so, endoscopic CO₂ laser excision, in experienced hands, may achieve complete tumor excision and result in cure for many patients. Occasionally, second and third recurrences may be similarly salvaged by further endoscopic surgery. The use of the vertical hemilaryngectomy is an alternative treatment for similar localized lesions, with a higher first time surgical tumor eradication rate, but with a more protracted hospitalization and a less satisfactory voice and swallowing outcome. In both types of such surgical salvage, CT scanning must demonstrate no evidence of cartilage invasion or destruction. When there is evidence of minimal thyroid cartilage invasion, then the supracricoid partial laryngectomy is an alternative conservation option, and is likely to result in a cure, with the retention of a voicing larynx without a stoma. When the tumor has increased in size from the original pretreatment dimension and/or site, then imaging must be used to identify possible cartilage invasion, in which case the likelihood of tumor eradication by endoscopic or external vertical partial laryngectomy is highly unlikely. The indications for the routine use of total laryngectomy for the treatment of recurrent or persistent cancer involving the AC must be reviewed; there is current evidence that cure can be achieved by a less radical procedure. However, total laryngectomy may remain the only treatment option for advanced or aggressive first time recurrence, or in patients who develop subsequent recurrence following previous less aggressive surgery (endoscopic or external).     

声门型喉癌T_3病变喉部分切除术后疗效评价

目的　探讨喉部分切除术对声门型喉癌T3 病变的可行性及修复材料的选择。方法　对 1986年 1月～ 1994年 1月 78例行喉部分切除术的声门型喉癌T3 病变患者的术式及修复方法进行了回顾性分析。结果　患者 3年、5年生存率分别为 88 5 %、75 6 % ,局部复发率 15 4%。应用了梨状窝粘膜 甲状软骨板外侧软骨膜、会厌软骨瓣及带状肌双肌双蒂瓣 3种方法修复创面 ,均获得了较好的喉功能恢复。结论　喉部分切除术是根治声门型喉癌T3 病变合理、有效的方式 ,但不能完全替代全喉切除术 ,应根据切除范围选择合理的修复方式。     

The Role of Partial Laryngeal Resection in Current Management of Laryngeal Cancer: a Collective Review

A spectrum of treatment plans and surgical procedures is available for management of early and moderately advanced laryngeal cancer. While the approach of chemotherapy and irradiation, or irradiation alone, followed by total laryngectomy for failure is often employed in practice by present day clinicians, the options of conventional conservation surgery (CCS), transoral endoscopic laser surgery (TLS) and supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) provide a wide choice of treatments that may help attain the goal of cure with preservation of laryngeal function and integrity of the airway. While CCS has been supplanted for many early-stage lesions by TLS and for more advanced stages by SCPL, centres throughout the world have reported favourable results with CCS, which is often modified to include resection of more extensive tumours than was previously possible. During the past decade a number of extended CCS procedures have been developed for management of glottic tumours involving both vocal cords and the anterior commissure, the paraglottic space and with vocal cord fixation, and for supraglottic tumours involving the glottis or hypopharynx. TLS has proved an effective, minimally invasive and functionally satisfactory procedure for management of suitable T1 and T2 glottic cancers, and stage I-III supraglottic cancers. The procedure may be effectively employed in combination with neck dissection and postoperative radiotherapy when necessary, particularly for moderately advanced supraglottic carcinomas. SCPL has proven effective in management of glottic and supraglottic cancers of all stages, even with involvement of paraglottic space and thyroid cartilage, provided at least one arytenoid unit can be preserved with clear margins. Invasion of cricoid cartilage is the most significant limitation for this procedure. All three surgical approaches have been employed for irradiation failure, but with greatly increased failure and complication rates compared with the results of treatment of non-irradiated patients. Thus a decision to treat laryngeal cancer initially with irradiation may preclude a satisfactory result from partial laryngectomy should radiation fail. The treatment of laryngeal cancer should be individualized according to the size and extent of the tumour, the age and physical condition of the patient, and the skill and experience of the surgeon with various treatment modalities and surgical procedures.     

Predictors of thyroid gland invasion in glottic squamous cell carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: This study examines preoperative clinical and intraoperative histopathologic characteristics that can be used to predict thyroid gland invasion in the setting of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the glottis. STUDY DESIGN: The study was retrospectively performed using 30 serially sectioned whole-organ total laryngectomy with thyroidectomy specimens with associated preoperative clinical data. METHODS: Histopathologic and clinical variables including true vocal cord (TVC) fixation, cricoarytenoid joint invasion, subglottic extension (SGE) of tumor, patterns of laryngeal spread, and prior radiation were examined as univariate and multivariate correlates of thyroid gland invasion. RESULTS: Twenty-three percent of thyroid gland specimens demonstrated SCC invasion. Five were T4 stage, two were T3 stage, and all demonstrated direct extension to the thyroid gland. Of these, all had a fixed ipsilateral TVC (P = .003) and SGE of tumor greater than 15 mm (P = .003). Using multivariate analysis, SGE of tumor and TVC fixation contribute independently as correlates of thyroid gland invasion. Prior radiation of the larynx did not correlate with thyroid gland invasion and did not significantly influence the predictive capacity of these variables. Tumors invading the thyroid gland also invaded the cricothyroid membrane (100%), anterior commissure (100%), laryngeal ventricle (100%), and thyroid cartilage (86%). CONCLUSION: Preoperative assessment of TVC mobility and extent of SGE are significant correlates of thyroid gland invasion by SCC of the glottis. Distinct patterns of laryngeal spread are associated with thyroid gland invasion. Prophylactic hemithyroidectomy with isthmusectomy is indicated for glottic SCC in the preoperative setting of a fixed TVC and SGE greater than 15 mm. Additional study correlating patterns of laryngeal spread with thyroid gland invasion will add to these data in determining when to selectively perform thyroidectomy in this setting.     

梨状窝癌局部扩展的病理学研究

目的　探讨梨状窝癌局部扩展的规律 ,为梨状窝癌的手术治疗提供病理学依据。方法　应用石蜡包埋大体标本连续切片的方法 ,对 2 6例梨状窝癌全喉及次全喉切除的标本进行了观察。结果　位于梨状窝外侧壁的肿瘤 ( 4例 )主要向外侧咽侧壁扩展 ,位于梨状窝内侧壁的肿瘤 ( 5例 )容易向喉腔及对侧梨状窝扩展。累及整个梨状窝 17例。声门旁间隙及甲状软骨是最易受侵犯的喉结构 ,环状软骨受侵较少 ;会厌及会厌前间隙的侵犯未见超过中线 ,声门旁间隙及会厌前间隙的侵犯途径有2个 ,肿瘤沿杓会厌襞向前及在甲状软骨板内侧直接向前侵犯声门旁间隙 ;肿瘤沿杓会厌襞向内上方及在甲状软骨板内侧上部侵入会厌前间隙。结论　会厌前间隙的受侵并不是喉部分切除的禁忌证 ,大部分位于梨状窝外侧壁的肿瘤及部分梨状窝内侧壁的肿瘤保留喉功能是可行的 ;位于梨状窝内侧壁及环后区的肿瘤易在环后区向对侧侵犯 ,对累及环后区的梨状窝癌 (Ⅰ ,Ⅲ型 ) ,应注意肿瘤在环后区粘膜下向对侧侵犯。     

Diagnostic significance of magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation of patients with laryngeal tumors

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of pretreatment surgical magnetic resonance images (MRI) in the assessment of patients with laryngeal tumors. The prospective study included 34 patients (mean age 62.2 ± 5.1 years) with suspected tumors of the larynx who underwent laryngeal endoscopy, followed by MRI. The MRI images were evaluated for the invasion of anterior commissure, subglottis, paraglottic and preepiglotic space, cartilage invasion, extension to extralaryngeal tissue and lymph nodes, and were compared to pathological examination of surgical specimen. In 15 patients (44%) the tumor was glottic, in 10 patients (29%) supraglottic, in 9 (27%) patients tumor was transglottic. No statistical difference was seen in the number of patients with positive MRI findings in comparison to postsurgical pathohistology for extension to subglottic subside (29 vs. 38%), growth to the anterior commissure (48 vs. 48%), preepiglottic space (33 vs. 29%), and cartilage infiltration (19 vs. 14%), respectively. However, infiltration of the paraglottic spaces was observed more frequently on MRI (71 vs. 47%), p < 0.05. According to MR findings, 4 (12%) patients were classified as T2, 26 (76%) patients as T3 and 4 (12%) patients as T4, while on pathohystological specimens after surgery, 12 patients were classified as T2 (35%), 18 as T3 (53%), and 4 as T4 (12%). Based on MRI, 76% of the patients were correctly classified, which was shown to be statistically significant (ρ = 0.56, <0.05). Fifteen patients had metastases in regional lymph nodes and only two were detected on MRI. MRI has been shown to be a method that contributes to presurgical assessment of patients with tumor of the larynx.