TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications of laryngectomy and neck dissection following planned preoperative radiotherapy
AU - Cummings, Charles W.
AU - Chung, Chung K.
AU - Johnson, Jonas
AU - Sagerman, Robert
PY - 1977/11
Y1 - 1977/11
N2 - One hundred sixty-nine patients with carcinoma involving the larynx treated with surgery, combined preoperative radiotherapy plus surgery, or failed curative radiotherapy with surgical salvage have been evaluated with respect to complications. Major complications occurred at approximately the same rate with all three modes of therapy. Major complications had generally a later onset and healed less rapidly in the preoperative radiotherapy group. Minor complications occurred more frequently in irradiated patients than in nonirradiated patients. When evaluating postoperative complications in irradiated patients the time interval must be extended beyond the immediate span because of delayed onset.
AB - One hundred sixty-nine patients with carcinoma involving the larynx treated with surgery, combined preoperative radiotherapy plus surgery, or failed curative radiotherapy with surgical salvage have been evaluated with respect to complications. Major complications occurred at approximately the same rate with all three modes of therapy. Major complications had generally a later onset and healed less rapidly in the preoperative radiotherapy group. Minor complications occurred more frequently in irradiated patients than in nonirradiated patients. When evaluating postoperative complications in irradiated patients the time interval must be extended beyond the immediate span because of delayed onset.
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U2 - 10.1177/000348947708600605
DO - 10.1177/000348947708600605
M3 - Article
C2 - 596771
AN - SCOPUS:0017764658
SN - 0003-4894
VL - 86
SP - 745
EP - 750
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
IS - 6
ER -