Management of the thyroid gland by salvage surgery for hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal carcinoma after chemoradiotherapy

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jul;46(7):631-4. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyw052. Epub 2016 May 9.

Authors

Wataru Okano¹, Ryuichi Hayashi², Koichi Omori³, Takeshi Shinozaki²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan Division of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan wataoka@cancer-c.pref.saitama.jp.
² Division of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.

PMID: 27162316
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyw052

No abstract available

Keywords: chemoradiotherapy; salvage surgery; thyroid preservation; total pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy (TPLE).