Oncologic and functional outcomes following laryngectomy for locally advanced thyroid cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Total laryngectomy in thyroid cancer is controversial. Functional and oncologic outcomes are needed to inform surgical indications in this population.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed at a tertiary referral center from 1997 to 2018 to identify patients with a diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma who underwent total laryngectomy. Complications, survival outcomes, and functional outcomes were analyzed.

Results

Thirty patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 62 years (range, 30-88 years) and the male-to-female ratio was 1:2.75. The most common diagnosis was well-differentiated thyroid cancer (53.3%), followed by poorly differentiated (30%) and anaplastic (16.7%). Total laryngectomy was performed with a 10% rate of Clavie

SUBMITTER: Flukes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7770003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature