title: Radiation therapy for early glottic carcinomas.
abstract: From 1973 to 1978, 30 cases of early glottic cancers (TINOMO) were treated in the Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center. All 30 patients have a minimal follow-up of three years with a mean of 50.2 months, and 26 (86.7%) are alive with no evidence of disease. Radiation therapy failed in three (10%), two of whom were salvaged by subsequent surgery. Thus the overall control rate was 29/30 (96.7%). We recommend primary radiation therapy for these early lesions, reserving operation for cases of unsuccessful radiotherapy.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005931:Glottis; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014833:Voice Quality