A Case of Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy in T4 Supraglottic Carcinoma

T4 병기 성문상암에서 상윤상후두부분적출술 1례

Supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) has been performed in selected patients with transglottic carcinoma of larynx who are not amenable to classically conservative Partial laryngectomy. We have applied this procedure for the complete removal of carcinoma and the satisfactory recovery of function in 74 supraglottic laryngeal cancer Patient with thyroid cartilage invasion. The 65-year-old man with supraglottic squamous carcinoma with thyroid cartilage invasion (74 stage) was treated by SCPL with bilateral lateral neck dissection. The part of larynx and whole thyroid cartilage with tumor invasion was completely removed with covering thyrohyoid muscle and fascia. External perichondrium of the thyroid cartilage containing carcinoma was not exposed from the overlying muscle and fascia on postoperative pathological examination. We confirmed the invasion of thyroid cartilage histopathologically. Tumor was confined in the specimen and the safety margin was proved in all direction. Postoperative course and functional results were uneventful. SCPL can be applied in selected cases of locally advanced 74 laryngeal cancer.