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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2012

Vocal fold composition and early glottic carcinoma infiltration.

Qin Fang, Yang Wang, Xiaoyan Zhao, Luhong Cao, Na Sun, Xuejun Tan, Lide Wu, Guangbin Sun

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Impaired vocal cord mobility due to thyroarytenoid muscle involvement predicts poorer prognosis in T2 glottic cancer. Opportunity for refinement of the TNM 8Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2026
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Qin FangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Gongli Hospital, 219 Miaopu Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200135, China.
Yang Wang
Xiaoyan Zhao
Luhong Cao
Na Sun
Xuejun Tan
Lide Wu
Guangbin Sun
Second Military Medical University · CNNingxia Medical University · CNZhongshan Hospital · CNShanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent imaging techniques provide only limited information pertaining to the extent of infiltration of laryngeal carcinomas into vocal fold tissue layers. Therefore, it is needed to seek the contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding examination and characterization in laryngeal carcinoma infiltration.

methodsExcised larynges were collected from 30 male laryngectomy patients with an average age of 43.5 years (ranging 36 to 55 years) and history of smoking (≥ 10 years) exhibiting T1, T2, or subglottal (normal vocal fold) carcinomas. Vocal folds were preserved via freezing or immersion in paraffin. The depth of the mucosa, submucosa, and muscular layers in both normal vocal folds and tumor tissues of afflicted vocal folds was measured.

resultsThe average depths of the mucosa, submucosa, and muscular layers in normal vocal folds were 0.15 ± 0.06 mm, 2.30 ± 0.59 mm, and 2.87 ± 0.88 mm, respectively. Infiltration measurements of T1 tumors showed a depth of 1.62 ± 0.51 mm and 1.32 ± 0.49 mm in frozen sections and paraffin-embedded samples, respectively. Similarly, T2 tumors showed a depth of 2.87 ± 0.68 mm and 2.58 ± 0.67 mm in frozen sections and paraffin-embedded samples, respectively. T1 and T2 tumors occupied 24.8 ± 10 and 48.5 ± 15 percent of the normal vocal fold depth, respectively.

conclusionThis data provides a baseline for estimating infiltration of laryngeal carcinomas in vocal fold tissue layers, of particular interest to surgeons. This information may be used to assess typical depths of infiltration, thus allowing for more appropriate selection of surgical procedures based on individual patient assessment.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultFrozen SectionsGlottisHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsLaryngectomyMaleMiddle AgedParaffin EmbeddingVocal Cords

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