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Suprahyoid pharyngotomy for base of tongue carcinoma

Gopalan KN 1 , Primuharsa Putra SHA 2 , Kenali MS 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 K N Gopalan, MD. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 S H A Primuharsa Putra, MS (ORL). Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 M S Kenali, MS (ORL). Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2003 Oct;58(4):617-20.
PMID: 15190642

Abstract

Carcinoma of the tongue remain one of the greatest management challenges for the head and neck surgeon because of the adverse effects of treatment on oral and pharyngeal function. In early carcinoma of the base of tongue however, the prognosis is encouraging and function of swallowing and speech is preserved despite surgery. Suprahyoid pharyngotomy is one of the surgical approaches advocated for resection of base of tongue tumours with primary anastomosis.

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