Transoral laser microsurgery as primary treatment for selected T3 glottic and supraglottic cancers.

Background: T3 laryngeal cancer encompasses heterogeneous lesions whose treatment is still debated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in management of selected T3 glottic and supraglottic cancers.

Methods: Fifty-six patients with selected T3 glottic and supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) treated by TLM ± selective neck dissection ± adjuvant therapy were evaluated in terms of overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and organ preservation rates.

Functional outcomes after different types of transoral supraglottic laryngectomy.

Objectives/hypothesis: To seek a correlation between the four types of transoral supraglottic laryngectomies (TSLs) according to the European Laryngological Society (ELS) and postoperative morbidity.

Study Design: Retrospective case series at an academic institution.

Methods: Chart review was done for 96 patients affected by T1-T3 supraglottic cancers (28 pT1, 46 pT2, 22 pT3) treated by TSL (29 type I, 14 type II, 35 type III, 18 type IV) with CO2 laser.

Nasal tactile sensitivity in allergic rhinitis.

Conclusion: These preliminary data show a decrease in nasal tactile sensitivity and point out interesting aspects of the nasal chronic inflammatory condition in allergic rhinitis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of allergic rhinitis on nasal tactile sensitivity during the intercritical period.

Methods: A total of 70 patients aged between 18 and 67 years (average 42 years), with a positive history of allergy caused by seasonal outdoor allergens, were included (group A).