Radiotherapy and Laser Surgery

Transoral laser surgery for recurrent glottic cancer after radiotherapy: oncologic and functional outcomes

Primary radiotherapy (RT) has been successfully employed for treatment of early glottic cancer for the past half century. However, local recurrences still occur in 5-35% of patients. Salvage options for persistent/recurrent glottic cancer include total laryngectomy, open neck partial laryngectomies (ONPLs) and transoral laser surgery (TLS). We performed a retrospective chart review of 35 patien...

[Laser surgery].

Laser surgery.

[Laser surgery].

Three kinds of apparatus of CO2 laser, that is, Medilaser S, NIIC Lasery 60 and NIIC Lasery Model 60Z, are used in our institute. Two kinds of apparatus of Nd-YAG laser, that is, Molectron Model 8000 and Medilas are utilized also. We have used CO2 lasers for removal of tumors in 75 brain tumor cases and 9 spinal cord tumor cases. CO2 lasers were also used for hemostasis in the muscle layer and ...

Treatment of Advanced Carcinoma of the Larynx and Hypopharynx with Laser Followed by External Radiotherapy

Introduction: Radical laryngeal surgeries for extensive laryngeal and hypopharyngeal tumors often require a permanent tracheostomy, which has an immense impact on the quality of life of patients. A minimally invasive technique such as transoral laser microresection (TLM) followed by radiotherapy can preserve the functions of the voice and swallowing. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ro...