title: [Partial laryngectomy for treatment of the laryngeal cancer of T3 and T4 categories].
abstract: Between 1980 to 1993, 31 patients (27 men and 4 women) with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx with T3,4 categories undergone partial largngectomy. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were 64.5% and 59.3% respectively. The extubation rate was 71.0% and recurrence rate 19.4%. After opration, the 31 patients have acquired speech function of different degrees and the swallow function returned to normal. The authors concluded that in selected patients with T3,4 laryngeal cancers, partial laryngectomy is feasible and acceptable, which preserves all laryngeal functions and improves life quality.
authors.affiliation: Second Clinical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D015996:Survival Rate