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Laser Surgery for Vocal Cord Carcinoma Involving the Anterior Commissure

Laser Surgery for Vocal Cord Carcinoma Involving the Anterior Commissure This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract At the American Laryngological Association meeting as part of the Combined Spring Otolaryngology meeting in Palm Beach, Fla, April 1988, Yosef P. Krespi, MD, and Charles J. Meltzer, MD, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, reported on the use of laser surgery in the treatment of lesions in the anterior commissure. They described five patients with stage I vocal cord tumors involving the anterior commissure who were treated between 1984 and 1986. All patients were male, ranging in age from 62 to 90 years. All patients were treated with a carbon dioxide laser using repeated and continuous modes between 10 and 14 W. In every case, the patients were followed up for a period that was disease free, following which the tumor recurred. The authors concluded that carcinoma of the anterior commissure cannot be effectively managed with laser therapy because of the proximity of the anterior http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery American Medical Association

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Laser Surgery for Vocal Cord Carcinoma Involving the Anterior Commissure

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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract At the American Laryngological Association meeting as part of the Combined Spring Otolaryngology meeting in Palm Beach, Fla, April 1988, Yosef P. Krespi, MD, and Charles J. Meltzer, MD, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, reported on the use of laser surgery in the treatment of lesions in the anterior commissure. They...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1989 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0886-4470
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1538-361X
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10.1001/archotol.1989.01860250018015
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract At the American Laryngological Association meeting as part of the Combined Spring Otolaryngology meeting in Palm Beach, Fla, April 1988, Yosef P. Krespi, MD, and Charles J. Meltzer, MD, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, reported on the use of laser surgery in the treatment of lesions in the anterior commissure. They described five patients with stage I vocal cord tumors involving the anterior commissure who were treated between 1984 and 1986. All patients were male, ranging in age from 62 to 90 years. All patients were treated with a carbon dioxide laser using repeated and continuous modes between 10 and 14 W. In every case, the patients were followed up for a period that was disease free, following which the tumor recurred. The authors concluded that carcinoma of the anterior commissure cannot be effectively managed with laser therapy because of the proximity of the anterior

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Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1989

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