As treatments for T1a midcord glottic carcinoma, endoscopic laser surgery and radiotherapy provide similar voice outcomes, according to a report in the Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery for September.
Both treatments also achieve similar oncologic control, although endoscopic laser surgery may be the favored approach due to lower cost, shorter treatment time, and the possibility of successive operations, Dr. Elisabeth V. Sjogren and co-researchers state.
from: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008;134:965-972.
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