Regional recurrences of N0 primary laryngeal cancer: a retrospective study of fiveyear period.

Purpose: To analyse the stage of nodal neck recurrences when first encountered and to determine the relevance of selective lateral neck dissection by retrospective review of patients with regional recurrence.

Patients And Methods: The files of patients with nodal neck metastases were retrospectively reviewed, covering a 5-year period (1991-1995). Chosen were cases with only regional recurrences of N0 primaries confined to the larynx and initially treated solely with resection of the primary.