FIVE HEAD AND NECK CANCER CASES RECEIVING RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE RECONSTRUCTION AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT WITH MEDIASTINAL DISSECTION

• YAZAWA Masaki

  Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center

• YOKOYAMA Junkichi

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center

• ITOH Shin

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center

• YOSHIMOTO Hitoshi

  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 頭頸部癌縦隔郭清症例に行った反回神経再建術５例

Abstract

In head and neck cancers, it is sometimes necessary to remove the recurrent laryngeal nerve with the cancer. Recently, in thyroid cancer, reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal nerve has been generally performed in consideration of the patient's quality of life. In this study, we examined 5 cases receiving recurrent laryngeal nerve reconstruction after removal of the tumor with mediastinal dissection. All patients showed an acceptable recovery postoperatively without aspiration or pneumonia. From the aspect of postoperative recovery and life expectancy, reconstruction of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is important in serious cases with mediastinal dissection.

Journal

• Toukeibu Gan

  Toukeibu Gan 32 (3), 360-363, 2006

  Japan Society for Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

• head and neck cancer
• recurrent laryngeal nerve
• nerve reconstruction
• mediastinal dissection
• QOL

Details

• CRID: 1390282680199360512
• NII Article ID: 130004509931
• NII Article ID: 10018302700
• NII Book ID: AA11985555
• DOI: 10.5981/jjhnc.32.360
• ISSN: 18818382
• ISSN: 13495747
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007065454
• Text Lang: ja
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