Recurrent laryngeal cancer after surgical treatment.
OBJECTIVE
Study the presentation pattern of recurrent laryngeal cancer after surgical treatment.


METHODS
The patterns of recurrent laryngeal cancer after surgical treatment were reviewed: 17 cases were included in the present study.


RESULTS
The most common encountered cancers among the recurrent cases were transglottic (59%), supraglottic (35%), and only rarely glottic. 88% were of an advanced stage. The most common site of recurrence were neck node (53%) followed by distant metastasis (29%) and primary recurrence (24%). The onset of recurrence was within a few months of surgery for nodal and primary recurrence and about 2 years for distant metastasis.


CONCLUSIONS
Factors influencing recurrence and appropriate management are discussed.
Ratanaanekchai
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Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Reechaipichitkul
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local