A Novel Laryngeal Preservation Technique following Total Glossectomy with Hyoid Bone Resection

Summary:. Despite the recent progress of chemotherapy and sophisticated radiotherapy, surgery still remains the most reliable treatment for advanced tongue cancers in terms of survival. The major disadvantage of this treatment is that it should sacrifice the quality of patients’ life. When the tongu...

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Main Authors: Koreyuki Kurosawa, MD, Takayuki Imai, MD, Ko Matsumoto, MD, Yukinori Asada, MD, Kengo Katoh, MD, Kazuto Matsuura, MD, Takahiro Goto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001756