Who is suitable for laryngeal retention?

Few patients with locally advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer are spared surgical laryngectomy. This is because in such squamous cell carcinomas there is some uncertainty as to what effect non-surgical preservation of the larynx might have on survival prognosis – it is not uncommon for affected individuals to subsequently face laryngectomy or even death after all. Researchers from Leipzig therefore propose a new score for better decision-making.