Voice after radiotherapy of the larynx carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
The study presents the evaluation of the phonatory function of the larynx after radiotherapy. The research covered the patients from the rural areas of Poland who revealed neoplastic changes in the glottis area.


METHODS
The test group consisted of 45 men aged 41-78 years with the carcinoma of the larynx with T1 and T2 progression types of cancer, according to the TNM classification. The analysis of laryngeal tone was performed with the digital analyzer Kay Elemetrics Model CSL 4300 and Multi Dimensional Voice Program (MDVP). A stroboscopic test in all the patients with T1 progression revealed the reduction of vibrations.


RESULTS
The acoustic analysis of the voice in the pre-treatment group as compared with the control group allowed for differentiation of the following parameters of a definitely pathologic character: Jita, Jitter, RAP, PPQ, vFo, Shimmer, APQ, vAm, NHR, VTI, SPI, and DUV.


CONCLUSIONS
In the acoustic analysis of voice in the post-radiotherapy group, the following parameters reached values close to the norm: JITA, JITT, RAP, PPQ, vF0, vAM, DUV, and Schimmer dB.
Niedzielska
Grażyna
G
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. grazyna.niedzielska@wp.pl
Niedzielski
Antoni
A
Toman
Danuta
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014833:Voice Quality