Clinical outcomes of transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery for hypopharyngeal and supraglottic cancer

Clinical outcomes of transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery for hypopharyngeal and supraglottic cancer

Abstract Background Transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery (TOVS) was developed as a new distinct surgical procedure for hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC) and supraglottic cancer (SGC) staged at up to T3. However, long-term treatment outcomes of TOVS remain to be validated. Methods Under a straight broad in...

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Main Authors: Yorihisa Imanishi, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Koji Sakamoto, Ryoichi Fujii, Seiji Shigetomi, Noboru Habu, Kuninori Otsuka, Yoichiro Sato, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Mariko Sekimizu, Fumihiro Ito, Toshiki Tomita, Kaoru Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Transoral videolaryngoscopic surgery (TOVS)
Hypopharyngeal cancer
Supraglottic cancer
Organ-function preservation
Long-term treatment outcomes
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3396-0

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