In:
Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 10 ( 2021-1-8)
Kurzfassung:
We aimed to analyze the relationship between the changed status of vocal cord mobility and survival outcomes. Methods Seventy-eight patients with dysfunctional vocal cords and hypopharyngeal carcinomas accepted non-surgical treatment as the initial therapy between May 2009 and December 2016. Vocal cord mobility was assessed before and after the initial non-surgical treatment. The cord mobility status was classified as normal, impaired, and fixed. Patients with improved mobility (IM) (n =56) were retrospectively analyzed for disease-free survival (DFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS) and compared with 22 patients with non-improved mobility (non-IM). Results Fifty-six (71.8%) patients had improved cord mobility after the initial non-surgical treatment. The non-improved cord mobility was significantly associated with shortened DFS ( P= 0.005), RFS ( P= 0.002), and OS ( P & lt;0.001). If non-improved cord mobility was regarded as an indicator for local-regional recurrence within 1 year, the sensitivity and the specificity were 60.9%, 87.5% respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that improved cord mobility ( P= 0.006) and salvage surgery ( P= 0.015) were both independent protective factors for OS. Conclusion Changes in cord mobility are a key marker for predicting prognosis. Non-improved cord mobility may indicate a high possibility of a residual tumor, therefore, patients whose cord mobility remains dysfunctional or worsens after non-surgical treatment might need an aggressive salvage strategy.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2234-943X
DOI:
10.3389/fonc.2020.600599
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Frontiers Media SA
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
2649216-7
