title: [Salvage surgery for recurrent laryngocarcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the curative effect and prognosis of salvage surgery performed for recurrent laryngocarcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 43 patients with salvage surgery for recurrent laryngocarcinoma hospitalized in Nanfang Hospital between 2003 and 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. Survival analysis was performed by using Kaplan-Meier method and prognosis factors were analyzed by Log-rank test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After salvage surgery, 10 (23.3%) patients developed postoperative complications. Pharyngocutaneous fistula and infection occurred in 8 (18.6%) patients. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients survived for 3-year (n = 32) and 5-year 25) after salvage surgery were 56.3% and 32.0% respectively. Univariate analysis indicated that clinical stage in the first diagnosis was significantly correlated with 3 year overall survival (P < 10.05). Local recurrence of laryngeal cavity group and preservation of laryngeal function group had a good prognosis respectively, but no sig nificant difference between them.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Salvage surgery is a good choice for recurrent laryngeal carcinoma. Outcomes of these patients were correlated with clinical stages. Laryngeal function preserving surgery for local recurrent laryngeal carcinoma can achieve a expected curative effect and prognosis.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiangping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wendong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome