M Ferrari, F Mularoni, S Taboni, E Crosetti, C Pessina, A L C Carobbio, N Montalto, F Marchi, A Vural, A Paderno, S Caprioli, P Gaudioso, M Fermi, F Rigoni, T Saccardo, G Contro, A Ruaro, A Lo Manto, C Varago, M Baldovin, L Bandolin, M Filauro, C Sampieri, F Missale, A Ioppi, F Carta, M Ramanzin, M Ravanelli, V Maiolo, I Bertotto, F Del Bon, D Lancini, C Mariani, V Marrosu, M Tatti, S Cağlı, I Yüce, M Gündoğ, S Dogan, G Anile, C Gottardi, F Busato, A Vallin, F Gennarini, P Bossi, M G Ghi, M Lionello, E Zanoletti, G Marioni, R Maroldi, F Mattioli, R Puxeddu, A Bertolin, L Presutti, C Piazza, G Succo, G Peretti, P Nicolai
PURPOSE: In clinical practice the assessment of the "vocal cord-arytenoid unit" (VCAU) mobility is crucial in the staging, prognosis, and choice of treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). The aim of the present study was to measure repeatability and reliability of clinical assessment of VCAU mobility and radiologic analysis of posterior laryngeal extension. METHODS: In this multi-institutional retrospective study, patients with LSCC-induced impairment of VCAU mobility who received curative treatment were included; pre-treatment endoscopy and contrast-enhanced imaging were collected and evaluated by raters...
March 22, 2024: Oral Oncology