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Prognostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography Findings for Patients With Laryngeal Cancer Undergoing Laryngectomy
Reliability of CT for Assessment of Extralaryngeal Spread
JJ Beitler, S Muller, WJ Grist, A Corey, AM Klein, MM Johns, CL Perkins, LW Davis, U Udayasanker, JC Landry, DM Shin, PA Hudgins
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2010 Apr 5
J Clin Oncol
Prognostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography Findings for Patients With Laryngeal Cancer Undergoing Laryngectomy
J Clin Oncol. 2010 Apr 5;[Epub Ahead of Print], JJ Beitler, S Muller, WJ Grist, A Corey, AM Klein, MM Johns, CL Perkins, LW Davis, U Udayasanker, JC Landry, DM Shin, PA Hudgins
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Based on the results of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 91-11 study, concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the standard of care for treatment of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx. However, in the case of large-volume disease, patients with extralaryngeal spread and thyroid cartilage penetration are not candidates for the larynx-sparing approach and should instead undergo total laryngectomy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) for preoperative...
