Total laryngectomy as a palliative procedure for a patient with advanced laryngeal and colon cancers: dilemmas

It may be of importance to emphasize the decision to perform a bilateral neck dissection with the laryngectomy, since this procedure may add morbidity to the patient, as mentioned later on. The thought was to offer the patient palliation regarding his life as a whole, with the ability to breath, eat...

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Published in:Journal of palliative care 2006-12, Vol.22 (4), p.309-311
Main Authors: Cinamon, Udi, Levy, Dalia, Sokolov, Maxim, Hayat, Henri, Roth, Yehudah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Alcoholism - complications
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Cellulitis - chemically induced
Chemotherapy
Colonic Neoplasms - pathology
Colonic Neoplasms - surgery
Colorectal cancer
Colostomy
Disease management
Humans
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Laryngeal Neoplasms - etiology
Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Laryngectomy - methods
Laryngoscopy
Liver Neoplasms - drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplasms, Second Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Second Primary - surgery
Palliative care
Palliative Care - methods
Smoking - adverse effects
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:It may be of importance to emphasize the decision to perform a bilateral neck dissection with the laryngectomy, since this procedure may add morbidity to the patient, as mentioned later on. The thought was to offer the patient palliation regarding his life as a whole, with the ability to breath, eat, have speech rehabilitation, and allow chemotherapy for the colon cancer.
ISSN:0825-8597
2369-5293
DOI:10.1177/082585970602200411