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Original Article
Volume 7, Number 8, August 2015, pages 632-636
Voice and Functional Outcomes of Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Early Glottic Cancer: Ventricular Fold Resection as a Surrogate
Tables
| Number | Total % | |
|---|---|---|
| *Alcohol is defined as any alcohol consumption. | ||
| Mean age (max, min) | 68.2 (86, 54) | |
| Gender | ||
| M | 24 | 85.7 |
| F | 4 | 14.3 |
| Smoking before treatment | 19 | 67.9 |
| Smoking after treatment | 4 | 14.3 |
| Alcohol* | 15 | 53.6 |
| > 3 medications | 15 | 53.6 |
| Number | Total % | |
|---|---|---|
| Histology | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 28 | 100 |
| Pre-operative biopsy | 25 | 89.3 |
| Tumor staging (TNM) | ||
| In situ | 8 | 28.9 |
| T1A | 18 | 64.3 |
| T1B | 1 | 3.6 |
| T2 | 1 | 3.6 |
| N | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 |
| Extension to the anterior commissure | 1 | 3.6 |
| Arytenoid extension | 2 | 7.1 |
| Subglottic extension | 0 | 0 |
| Supraglottic extension | 0 | 0 |
| Number | Total % | |
|---|---|---|
| ELS type | ||
| 1 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 15 | 53.6 |
| 3 | 4 | 14.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 5a | 3 | 10.7 |
| 5b | 2 | 7.1 |
| 5c | 0 | 0 |
| Partial resection of ventricular fold | 13 | 46.4 |
| Positive pathology on specimen | 19 | 67.9 |
| Positive margins | 0 | 0 |
| Second look | 8 | 28.9 |
| Third look | 2 | 7.1 |
| Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|
| Follow-up (months) | 17.3 | 9.4 |
| Voice (VHI-10 score) | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| Understandability (PSS-H&N) | 82.7 | 20.9 |
| Normalcy of diet (PSS-H&N) | 100 | 0 |
| Eating in public (PSS-H&N) | 100 | 0 |
| Mean VHI-10 scores | P value | |
|---|---|---|
| *Alcohol is defined as any alcohol consumption. | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| ≤ 65 years | 8.8 | 0.851 |
| > 65 years | 9.3 | |
| Gender | ||
| M | 13.0 | 0.820 |
| F | 9.8 | |
| Smoking | ||
| Smokers | 6.3 | 0.169 |
| Non-smokers | 10.5 | |
| Alcohol* | ||
| No | 9.6 | 0.704 |
| Yes | 8.6 | |
| Tumor characteristics | ||
| T staging | ||
| In situ | 4.8 | 0.004 |
| 1 or 2 | 11.9 | |
| Surgical characteristics | ||
| ELS | ||
| 1-3 | 7.6 | 0.102 |
| 4-5 | 12.6 | |
| Partial resection of ventricular fold | ||
| No | 6.3 | 0.009 |
| Yes | 12.7 | |
| Procedures | ||
| 1 | 10.5 | 0.055 |
| > 1 | 5.9 | |