Survival of T4aN0 and T3N+ laryngeal cancer patients: a retrospective institutional study and systematic review.

Objective: We aim to assess the correlation of tumor and nodal staging to survival in pT3N+ and T4aN0 laryngeal cancer with subgroup analysis within stage IVa (pT4N0 and pT3N2).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study with systematic review of the literature.

Setting: Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital (tertiary referral center).

T4a laryngeal cancer survival: retrospective institutional analysis and systematic review.

Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the survival outcomes of a homogeneous group of pT4a laryngeal cancer patients treated at our institution by primary total laryngectomy and neck dissection with adjuvant therapy when indicated, and to systematically review studies reporting overall survival outcomes in T4a laryngeal cancer.

Study Design: Systematic review of PubMed and Embase databases.

Methods: Records of 108 laryngeal cancer patients treated by total laryngectomy were reviewed.

Ectopic gastric mucosa in the cervical esophagus presenting as a recurrent neck abscess: a case report.

We report a unique case of ectopic gastric mucosa (EGM) in the cervical esophagus. The patient presented with a recurrent cervical abscess communicating through a fistula with the EGM. Surgical treatment consisted of complete excision.