Voice outcomes after trans‐oral laser surgery for T1b squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis: our experience in 20 patients over 12 years.

gnorimies2015 shared this article with you from Inoreader Title: Voice outcomes after trans‐oral laser surgery for T1b squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis: our experience in 20 patients over 12 years. Via Clinical Otolaryngology Abstract Laryngeal cancer is uncommon, accounting for 1% of all malignancies in men and 0.3 per cent of all malignancies in women in the UK.1 Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histological subtype.1 The most frequently affected sub‐site is the glottis, which includes the vocal cords, the anterior commissure, and the posterior commissure.2 T1b disease involves part or the whole of both vocal cords and often the anterior commissure, with no impaired mobility.2 The combined effect of early presentation and infrequent metastases means that oncological outcomes are generally excellent.1 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.