Radiation treatment of T1-T4 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: a retrospective analysis and long-term follow-up of 135 patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term outcome of radiation therapy for patients with histologically verified squamous cell glottic carcinoma.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients who had received radiation treatment at the Department of Oncology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, between 1978 and 1987 Patients with a documented follow-up for at least five years, or to time of death, were studied. Radiation treatment was delivered utilising daily fractions of 1.