[Radiation therapy of stage III laryngeal cancer]

As a result of a marked effect of the 1st stage of radiation therapy of 44 patients with stage III (T3N0M0) laryngeal cancer it was followed by therapy after a radical program up to a summary focal dose of 65-70 Gy. Continued tumor growth and recurrences were diagnosed in 19 patients, of them radical operation was performed on 12, 25 patients (57%) have been followed-up for 3 years, without signs of either recurrence or metastases with the preserved larynx. The above results suggest the effectiveness of radiation therapy in locally advanced laryngeal cancer.