TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY

Course overview

THE PRIMARY GOAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF LARYNGEAL CANCER IS THE CONTROL OF THE DISEASE. PRESERVATION OF SPEECH, SWALLOWING FUNCTIONS, AND AVOIDANCE OF THE TRACHEOSTOMY ARE SECONDARY GOALS. TRADITIONALLY THE TREATMENT OF LARYNGEAL CARCINOMAS HAS BEEN RADIOTHERAPY OR SURGERY, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. THE TREATMENT FOR LARYNGEAL CANCER DEPENDS ON SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PLAN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT, OFTEN DETERMINED BY THE EXPERTISE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM. TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY IS THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR SURGICAL SALVAGE IN LARYNGEAL CANCER. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND THE VARIOUS ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE IN PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.