Thyroidectomy associated with laryngectomy in laryngeal cancer treatment

Objectives: Surgery is still the first line therapy in advanced laryngeal cancer. Especially in T3 and T4 laryngeal cancer total laryngectomy is performed frequently. In some publications, synchronous ipsilateral thyroidectomy is recommended if extralaryngeal or subglottic invasion is identified. Ho...

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Main Authors: Mesut Sabri Tezer, Ümit Tuncel, Kamran Sarı, Samet Özlügedik, Adnan Ünal, Ali Titiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2006-03-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/thyroidectomy-associated-with-laryngectomy-in-lary/43724