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  • Title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the larynx: a case which responded completely to radiotherapy and a review of the literature.
    Author: Shonai T, Hareyama M, Sakata K, Oouchi A, Nagakura H, Koito K, Morita K, Satoh M, Asakura K, Kataura A, Hinoda Y.
    Journal: Jpn J Clin Oncol; 1998 May; 28(5):339-42. PubMed ID: 9703863.
    Abstract:
    Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, and adenocarcinomas account for < 1% of cancers of the larynx. Among them, mucoepidermoid carcinoma is extremely rare and there is little agreement about the treatment of this carcinoma. We encountered one patient with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bilateral vocal cords (T1bN0M0, Stage 1). For this, most investigators recommended a surgical procedure. However, because of his old age, the early stage and low grade of histopathology, we treated this patient with radiotherapy alone, delivered by accelerated hyperfractionation, which is a more effective strategy for treating radioresistant tumors than conventional irradiation. Following radiotherapy, the tumor disappeared and the patient has been alive and well for more than six years. An old patient with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the larynx was successfully treated with radiotherapy alone.
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