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total laryngectomy

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total laryngectomy
Surgical oncology The complete excision of the larynx for invasive CA, which is performed when the lesions cannot be removed by a more conservative–hemilaryngectomy, subtotal laryngectomy procedure. See Laryngectomy.
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After fluid resuscitation, the patient was taken to the operating room for a total laryngectomy.
Fistula between the carotid artery and larynx in a 67-year-old man by Costa, Dary J.; Varvares, Mark A.; Bieneman, B. Kirke / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
One participant received a total laryngectomy following chemoradiation treatment failure [16].
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When the tumour involves the valleculae or pre-epiglottic space, total laryngectomy also needs to be performed to obtain clear surgical margins.
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