Contemporary management of advanced laryngeal cancer

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2017 Jul 29;2(5):307-309. doi: 10.1002/lio2.85. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Abstract

The treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, with an increase in chemoradiation for organ preservation and a decrease in primary surgery. This review will summarize the contemporary management of advanced laryngeal cancer and discuss treatment-related toxicity and strategies to improve outcomes.

Level of evidence: NA.

Keywords: Larynx neoplasms; Speech‐language pathology; chemotherapy; outcomes; radiation; squamous cell cancer; surgery; survival; swallowing; treatment.

Publication types

  • Review