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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2016

Oncological and surgical outcome of total laryngectomy in combination with neck dissection in the elderly.

Afshin Teymoortash, Franziska Bohne, Lena Kissing, Hanna Daniel, Bilgen Kurt, Thomas Wilhelm, Gyorgy B Halmos, Stephan Hoch

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Factors associated with occult ipsilateral and contralateral nodal metastasis in resectable lateralized laryngeal and hypopharyngeal malignancies.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Afshin TeymoortashDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Franziska BohneDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Lena KissingDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Hanna DanielInstitute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Philipp University, Marburg, Germany.
Bilgen KurtDepartment of Cardiology, Philipp University, Marburg, Germany.
Thomas WilhelmDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head/Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery, Sana Kliniken Leipziger Land, Borna, Germany.
Gyorgy B HalmosDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Stephan HochDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany. teymoort@med.uni-marburg.de.
Philipps University of Marburg · DESana Kliniken Leipziger Land · DEUniversity of Groningen · NLZimmer Biomet (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are controversial data on oncological and surgical outcome after major head and neck cancer surgery in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of elderly cancer patients after total laryngectomy in combination with neck dissection. A total of 58 patients separated into two age groups (28 < 65 vs. 30 ≥ 65 years) with hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancer who underwent total laryngectomy and neck dissection were enrolled. Comorbidities of both age groups using the Charlson comorbidity index, hospitalization days as well as surgical complications evaluated by the Clavien-Dindo classification were examined. Overall and disease-free survivals of all patients were analyzed. The average follow-up was 2.9 years. Surgical complication rate was significantly increased in elderly (p = 0.04). However, complications could be treated without surgical intervention in most cases without significant extension of hospitalization. Locoregional and distant control did not significantly differ in both age groups. Disease-free and overall survival showed no significant differences for the two age groups by the Kaplan-Meier analysis (p = 0.66 and 0.08, respectively). Total laryngectomy in combination with neck dissection can be considered in elderly patients with satisfactory oncological and surgical outcome.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGermanyHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateLaryngeal NeoplasmsLaryngectomyLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedComorbidityComplicationElderlyLaryngectomyNeck dissectionSurvival

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