Results of radiation therapy of early carcinoma of the vocal cords.
A material of 91 early carcinomas of the vocal cord treated by radiation therapy were reviewed. The 5-year crude and determinate survival rates were 86 and 95 per cent, respectively. Primary irradiation only, resulted in a 5-year cure rate of 77 per cent. Of the 21 patients who developed local recurrences, 11 were cured by total, and one by partial laryngectomy. Eight patients developed other primary carcinomas.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014827:Vocal Cords