Stomal recurrence after total laryngectomy: a 10-year review in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center.

Objective: To determine the frequency of stomal recurrence in patients following total laryngectomy in our center and to compare the frequency of previously reported risk factors such as preoperative tracheostomy, subglottic invasion and the level of lymph node metastases, with the rest of the world.

Methods: Clinical records of patients with carcinoma of the larynx who presented to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKMMC) Otorhinolaryngology and Oncology clinics between January 1998 and December 2007 were reviewed.

Results: A total of all 18 male patients who underwent total laryngectomy for carcinoma of the larynx within this 10 year period.