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Partial Laryngectomy for Thyroid Cancer: A Single Institution Case Series With Operative Techniques
Ella E Hawes1, Victoria E Banuchi1, Anastasios Maniakas1
1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Background:
Partial laryngectomy has been well described as a management option for T1-3 laryngeal squamous cell cancers. However, there are a few case reports of partial laryngeal surgery for locally advanced thyroid carcinoma.
Methods:
This is a case series of five patients with thyroid carcinoma (one primary and four recurrent) with laryngeal involvement who underwent partial laryngectomy.
Results:
All patients had complete surgical resection without perioperative complications or postoperative speech or swallowing deficits, and none required a feeding tube or tracheostomy tube. No patients had postoperative radiation therapy or started systemic therapy within 2 years of surgery, while two patients had postoperative radioactive iodine. With a mean 26-month follow-up, only one patient had recurrence involving the larynx (cricoid cartilage recurrence at 26 months).
Conclusion:
Partial laryngectomy should be considered for patients with thyroid cancer with limited laryngeal involvement.
