Treatment of T1b glottic SCC: Laser vs. radiation- a Canadian multicenter study

S. Mark Taylor, Paul Kerr, Kevin Fung, Aneesh Kumar, Derek Wilke, Yida Jiang, John R. Scott, Judith Phillips, Robert D. Hart, Jonathan Trites,

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2013 · 66 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

T1b SCC of the glottis can be effectively treated with transoral laser microsurgery with oncological outcomes that are at least equivalent to radiation. For patients with VHI scores, voice quality was similar between the two groups. To our knowledge this is the first study directly comparing the oncologic and voice outcomes with laser and radiation for the treatment of glottic cancer involving the anterior commissure.

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