Endoscopic laser resection of laryngeal cancer: Is it oncologically safe? Position statement from the American Broncho-Esophagological Association

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 399-404

  Burns, James A ^a,b   Har El, Gady ^a,c   Shapshay, Stanley ^d   Maune, Steffen ^e,f   Zeitels, Steven M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Municipal Hospitals of Cologne   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Endoscopy; Glottis; Larynx; Supraglottis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VOICE;

EID: 67749124282     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800601     Document Type: Article

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