The treatment of choice for stage I cancer larynx is-
Correct Answer: Radiotherapy
Description: Friends remember 2 very important concepts regarding laryngeal Ca:
If the site of larynx caner viz supra glottis, glottis or subglottis is not mentioned, the cancer should be considered glottic (since it is the M/C variety)
Generally stage I, II, III, IV means stage T1 , T2 , T3 , T4 respectively.
According to Dhingra
Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for all stage I cancers of larynx, which neither impair mobility nor invade cartilage or cervical nodes.
The greatest advantage of radiotherapy over surgery in Ca larynx glottic cancer is - preservation of voice.
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