ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF GLOTTIC LARYNGEAL-CANCER

Authors
DAVIS RK
Citation
Rk. Davis, ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF GLOTTIC LARYNGEAL-CANCER, Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 30(1), 1997, pp. 79
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00306665
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-6665(1997)30:1<79:ESOGL>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
This article recounts the historical development of the endoscopic sur gical management of stage I and stage II glottic cancer. The indicatio ns and surgical approach to treating stage I cancer and the rationale for extending the original limitations to the endoscopic treatment of highly selected stage II glottic cancers is described. The indications , technique, and outcomes of the endoscopic treatment of stage II glot tic cancer are also presented.