Cesare Piazza, Alberto Paderno, Paola Grazioli, Francesca Del Bon, Nausica Montalto, Pietro Perotti, Riccardo Morello, Marta Filauro, Piero Nicolai, Giorgio Peretti
OBJECTIVE: Laryngeal exposure is one of the most limiting factors in transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) for glottic cancer. We evaluated the correlation between the degree of laryngeal exposure, as assessed by an easy previously described scoring tool (Laryngoscore), and histopathologic surgical margin status after TLM. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective evaluation of 147 patients affected by Tis-T2 glottic cancer treated by TLM with curative intent between January 2012 and April 2016...
September 12, 2017: Laryngoscope