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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Laryngeal cancer"”.
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The association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer
Background: A significant number of laryngeal cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease. Since stage at diagnosis is an important prognostic factor, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of individuals at risk of being diagnosed at an advanced stage. Objectives: (1) …
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Ankstyvo gerklų vėžio diagnostika /
… methods suitable for early diagnostics of laryngeal cancer. Literature review: Search for literature sources was conducted by using international databases „PubMed“ and „Google Scholar“. Search was done using keywords: „laryngeal cancer“, „laryngeal cancer early diagnostics“. By using 10 …
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Impact of human vocal fold vibratory asymmetries on acoustic characteristics of sustained vowel phonation
… asymmetric vibration in 14 patients treated for laryngeal cancer, perturbations in the voice signal were most associated with asymmetry that changed across vibratory cycles, while the overall level of asymmetry did not contribute to degradations in voice quality measures.
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Perceptual and acoustic impacts of aberrant properties of electrolaryngeal speech
Advanced laryngeal cancer is often treated by surgical removal of the larynx (laryngectomy) thus rendering patients unable to produce normal voice and speech. Laryngectomy patients must rely on an alternative means of producing voice and speech, with the most common method being the use of an …
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Does thyroid sparing total laryngectomy decrease the risk of hypothyroidism?
… is recommended with total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. However, it is associated with a 32-89% risk of hypothyroidism, which represents a problem especially for patients without access to thyroid hormone monitoring and …
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The Lived Experience of Recovery Following Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Head and Neck Cancer
… has enabled select patients with head and neck cancer to receive treatment that results in less disfigurement and dysfunction compared with traditional approaches. While TORS research has focused mainly on functional surgical outcomes, a need exists to understand recovery following TORS from the …
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Expression of angiogenic growth factors in laryngeal carcinoma
Head and Neck cancer is the sixth most common malignancy in the world and each year over 2,200 cases of carcinoma of the larynx are diagnosed in the UK. Patients have an overall five-year survival rate of 67%. Despite advances in treatment, patient prognosis is poor largely due to recurrence. The …
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Complicaciones respiratorias en pacientes intervenidos por cáncer de cavidad oral, faringe y laringe en La Rioja
Introduction Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent years, survival rates for cancer have increased; however, this is not the case for head and neck cancers (HNC). HNC is the seventh most common cancer globally, and its incidence is estimated to increase …
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Η ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΙΧΝΟΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΝ ZN ΚΑΙ CU ΣΕ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΡΥΓΓΑ
… CONCENTRATIONS OF ZINC AND COPPER IN SERUM AND CANCEROUS TISSUE WERE EVALUATED IN 30 PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OF THE LARYNX. THIRTY OTHER PERSONS USED AS NORMAL CONTROLS. THE CONCENTRATION OF ZINC SERUM IS VERY DECREASED IN SERUM AND INCREASED IN THE TUMORAL LARYNX TISSUE. COPPER CONTENTS …
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Onkologische Ergebnisse sowie objektive und subjektive Erfassung der Kehlkopffunktion nach organerhaltender lasermikrochirurgischer Resektion und adjuvanter Radio(chemo)therapie bei lokal fortgeschrittenen Larynxkarzinomen
Hintergrund und Absicht: Transorale Laser-Mikro-Chirurgie (TML) und adjuvante Radiotherapie sind ein etabliertes Therapieregime lokal fortgeschrittener Larynxkarzinome. Ziel der aktuellen Studie war es die Wertigkeit der Lebensqualitäts-Fragebogen, mit speziellen Augenmerk auf die Organfunktion, zu …