Application of epiglottis with sternohyoid muscle in the surgery for laryngeal cancer / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
; (12): 501-503, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore and evaluate the application of epiglottis with sternohyoid muscle in the surgery for laryngeal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two fifty patients with laryngeal cancer were treated by partial laryngectomy and the laryngeal defects were reconstructed by epiglottic flap and sternohyoid muscle fascia flap. The staging of tumors: T2N0M0 23 cases, T3N1M0 14 cases, T3N2M0 13 cases. All of them received post radical radiotherapy with average 60 Gy. The patients were followed up for 3 to 5 years. Thirty patients underwent neck dissection.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The three and five years survival rates were 90% and 80% respectively. The total cases eat breath pronounced well. The decannulation rate was 96%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>After partial laryngectomy in laryngeal cancer epiglottic flap and sternohyoid muscle fascia flap were performed reconstruction of laryngeal function.</p>
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Main subject:
Sternum
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General Surgery
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Surgical Flaps
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Transplantation
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Laryngeal Neoplasms
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Retrospective Studies
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Epiglottis
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2012
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Article