title: [Results of the surgery in verrucous carcinoma of the larynx].
abstract: Group of 10 patients treated between 1989-1998 at the ENT Clinic of PAM due to verrucous carcinoma of the larynx was presented. All were male aged 45-73 years. Clinical progress of the neoplasm was evaluated as follows: T1NoMo--7 cases, T2NoMo--1 case, T3N1Mo--1 case and T4N2Mx--1 case. In 5 cases the neoplasm was removed in endoscopy. In 2 cases chordectomy was carried out, in 1 extended fronto-lateral laryngectomy with subsequent epiglotoplasty, 1 subtotal laryngectomy with vocal fistula and 1 total laryngectomy. Follow up period amounted 2-10 years. Satisfactory oncological and functional results were obtained. 7/10 patients are alive, among them 2 over 5 years and 3--above 3 years. In 1 case death occurred in the perioperative period. Two patients died 2 and 3 years respectively after operation due to malignancy of different organs without recurrency symptoms in the larynx.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej PAM w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matyja
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zietek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dobrzycki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dziekan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000601:surgery*; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery