Transcanal endoscopic carbon dioxide laser resection of early-stage (A1-B1) glomus tympanicum tumours: single-centre case series.

Objective: To report a single-centre experience in the endoscopic carbon dioxide laser-assisted approach to glomus tympanicum tumours.

Methods: A retrospective case review was conducted of patients diagnosed with class A1 to B1 glomus tympanicum tumours who underwent exclusive transcanal endoscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery.

Results: Seven patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria.

Recurrent laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: rTNM versus composite laryngeal recurrence staging system. Proposal for a modification of the CLRSS to improve patient classification.

Background: Based on the initial TNM stage of the tumor and the extension of recurrence, the composite laryngeal recurrence staging system (CLRSS) has been proposed as an alternative to the rTNM system for staging patients with recurrent laryngeal carcinoma. The objective of our study was to carry out an external validation of the CLRSS, and to evaluate a modified version of the original CLRSS, that we named CLRSS-2.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 332 patients with recurrent laryngeal carcinoma treated in our center between 1985 and 2003.

Supracricoid laryngectomy as salvage surgery after failure of radiation therapy.

Supracricoid laryngectomy can be an alternative in selected patients with a local recurrence after radiotherapy when endoscopic treatment or more conservative external approaches are not indicated. In this study, we reviewed our experience in patients who underwent salvage supracricoid laryngectomies for local recurrence following radiotherapy. Between 1997 and 2005, salvage supracricoid laryngectomy was performed in nine consecutive patients.