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Surgical resection is a better option in the following situations:<ref name=aaa>Management of primary tumor. Surgwiki.http://surgwiki.com/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology</ref> | Surgical resection is a better option in the following situations:<ref name=aaa>Management of primary tumor. Surgwiki.http://surgwiki.com/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology</ref> | ||
Small | *Small tumors where the surgical defect is minimal and functional restoration assured. | ||
Large | *Large tumors with spread beyond the primary site to involve bone or cartilage. These tumors rarely, if ever, respond to radial radiotherapy. | ||
Salvage of lesions unresponsive or recurrent after radiotherapy. Reconstructive techniques involving free flaps which bring a better blood supply to the area have allowed better healing in previously irradiated tissues where the blood supply has been diminished by radiation. | *Salvage of lesions unresponsive or recurrent after radiotherapy. Reconstructive techniques involving free flaps which bring a better blood supply to the area have allowed better healing in previously irradiated tissues where the blood supply has been diminished by radiation. | ||
Endolaryngeal and hypopharyngeal disease is now being successfully treated with endoscopic laser techniques where previously external partial procedures, and even total laryngectomy, may have been considered | *Endolaryngeal and hypopharyngeal disease is now being successfully treated with endoscopic laser techniques where previously external partial procedures, and even total laryngectomy, may have been considered | ||
* When the tumor is small, either surgery or radiation therapy alone can be used to remove the tumor. | * When the tumor is small, either surgery or radiation therapy alone can be used to remove the tumor. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery
Surgical resection is a better option in the following situations:[1]
- Small tumors where the surgical defect is minimal and functional restoration assured.
- Large tumors with spread beyond the primary site to involve bone or cartilage. These tumors rarely, if ever, respond to radial radiotherapy.
- Salvage of lesions unresponsive or recurrent after radiotherapy. Reconstructive techniques involving free flaps which bring a better blood supply to the area have allowed better healing in previously irradiated tissues where the blood supply has been diminished by radiation.
- Endolaryngeal and hypopharyngeal disease is now being successfully treated with endoscopic laser techniques where previously external partial procedures, and even total laryngectomy, may have been considered
- When the tumor is small, either surgery or radiation therapy alone can be used to remove the tumor.
References
- ↑ Management of primary tumor. Surgwiki.http://surgwiki.com/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology