Vertical partial laryngectomy: our results after treating 81 cases of T2and T3laryngeal carcinomas

Abstract

AbstractFrom 1976 to 1989,81 patients with T2and T3laryngeal carcinomas were treated with vertical patrial laryngectomy at the University ENT Department of Thessaloniki, Greece. All patients were male with a median age of 56 years (33–71 years). Four patients had N, lymph nodes. Ten patients received post-operative radiotherapy. Seventeen patients developed local recurrences or distant metastases. Mean follow-up was more than seven years. Absolute three-year survival was 94.6 per cent for 74 patients and absolute five-year survival was 89.6 per cent for 58 patients. Actuarial five-year survival of the whole group of 81 patients was 91 per cent calculated with the Kaplan-Meier method. Recurrence rate and survival of stage II and III patients are also discussed and compared using the log-rank test. We conclude that vertical partial laryngectomy is avery successful treatment selection for T2glottic and false vocal cord carcinomas and for someselected T3glottic lesions.