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Radiation induced tumours of the Pharynx—can they be avoided?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Nigam ,
J. B. Campbell  and
A. R. Das Gupta
A. Nigam
Affiliation:
Birmingham
J. B. Campbell
Affiliation:
Birmingham
A. R. Das Gupta*
Affiliation:
Birmingham
*
A. R. Das Gupta, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15
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Abstract

Three patients who developed a post-cricoid carcinoma 5–21 years after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the larynx are presented. These patients received radiotherapy when they were young. It is suggested that alternative forms of treatment, especially partial laryngectomy with the aid of a laser should be considered in the primary management of small tumours of the larynx of young patients.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 2 , February 1990 , pp. 129 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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