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Routine thyroidectomy with total laryngectomy: Is it really indicated? A randomized controlled trial.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
February 2022
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Faculty of Medicine-Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Background: We investigated the incidence of thyroid gland invasion in patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma who were treated with total laryngectomy, also the impact of different preoperative and intraoperative predictors on thyroid gland invasion. Moreover, the impact of thyroid gland preservation on the locoregional tumor control and the recurrence rates after surgery were investigated.
Materials And Methods: This study was conducted over 5 years on 100 patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma who underwent total laryngectomy.