Panel discussion on glottic tumors. VII. The management of glottic carcinoma by primary irradiation with surgery in reserve

Abstract

Four hundred nineteen cases of carcinoma of the larynx (1962–1965, Christie Hospital) treated primarily by radiation with surgery in reserve for cases where radiation failed, are reviewed. Two hundred ninety-one of these cases were glottic carcinomas and cure rates, and contribution from subsequent surgery is indicated in detail. Finally the overall results are compared with a larger series of 605 cases (1955–1961). Five-year cure rate in early cases is consistent at 89 percent; likewise in the latest cases at 30 percent, the intermediate group appear to have improved by some 8 percent over the period outlined. The overall cure rate is 70 percent.