[Supracricoid partial laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the key points, especially the indications and contraindications of supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL).


METHODS
During the years 1995 to 1996, 18 patients with laryngeal cancer underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Ten of them (55.56%) were classified as T1b and T2 glottic cancers, 8 of them (44.44%) as T3 and T4 glottic cancer or transglottic carcinomas. Three types of supracircoid partial laryngectomy (CHP, CHEP and TCHEP) were employed accordingly.


RESULTS
Overall three-year survival rate was 94.40%. All patients were decannulated from 14 to 42 days and all resumed normal oral feeding from 14 to 30 days. Speech was good in all patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The SCPL procedure not only increases local control rate, but also maintains physiologic speech and swallowing.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014833:Voice Quality