Treatment outcome and prognostic factor of CO2 laser cordectomy for early glottic cancer

Phil-Sang Chung; Sang Joon Lee

doi:10.1117/12.912451

9 February 2012 Treatment outcome and prognostic factor of CO₂ laser cordectomy for early glottic cancer

Phil-Sang Chung, Sang Joon Lee

Proceedings Volume 8207, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VIII; 82071P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912451
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Objectives: Laser cordectomy is very popular nowadays and become one of the treatments of choice for early glottis carcinoma. Transoral laser microsurgery has many advantages comparing conventional open surgery or radiation therapy. In this study, we examined the oncologic results of laser cordectomy for early glottic cancer and analyzed the prognostic impact on the survival of the several tumor-related and treatment-related factors. Methods: Patients who were diagnosed as early glottic squamous cell carcinoma, treated by laser cordectomy with curative intent were analyzed. Patients with preivous radiation therapy were included. From June 1988 to March 2005, 202 patients from five hospitals were analyzed (174 T1, 28 T2). Results: Five-year overall survival and disease-free survival were 98.4% and 84.9%. Twenty two patients developed local recurrence. Total laryngectomy was done in 6 patients and laryngeal preservation rate was 97%. Recurrence was higher in the patients with anterior commissure involvement (9/39) than without anterior commissure involvement (13/163). Recurrence was higher in T1b (4/15) than T1a (13/159). Previous radiation was also highly related to the recurrence (7/20 vs 15/182). Twenty patients with local recurrence after radiation therapy were treated by salvage laser cordectomy. Of them, 7 patients developed local recurrence and 5 year disease-free survival was 57%. Complication was rare with one case of hemorrhage. Tracheotomy was not necessary in all patients. Conclusions: Laser cordectomy for early glottic carcinoma showed high survival, laryngeal preservation rate and low complication rate. The prognostic factors were anterior commissure involvement, both vocal fold involvement and previous radiotherapy.

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Phil-Sang Chung and Sang Joon Lee "Treatment outcome and prognostic factor of CO₂ laser cordectomy for early glottic cancer", Proc. SPIE 8207, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VIII, 82071P (9 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912451

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Radiotherapy

Cancer

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