Background: Supraglottic hemilaryngopharyngectomy is a functional procedure suitable for the treatment of carcinoma of the upper part of the pyriform sinus and carcinoma of the lateral laryngeal margin. It consists of resection of the supraglottic hemilarynx and ipsilateral pyriform sinus. Methods:
High-dose radiation therapy in carcinoma of the pyriform sinus
โ Scribed by K. Ahmad; J. V. Fayos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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