[A modified laryngectomy combined with radical neck dissection for late-staged supraglottic carcinoma]

8 cases of supraglottic or transglottic carcinoma with neck lymphatic metastasis received a modified laryngectomy or subtotal laryngectomy combined with radical neck dissection. Laryngeal function was reconstructed in 3 of them. No postoperative complication occurred. All cases survived uneventfully through a five-year following up, except one who died of neck lymphatic and lung metastasis. The indication, procedure and advantage of this operation are discussed in this article.