Transoral laser microsurgery versus radiotherapy for T1 glottic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Autor: Hailan Mo, Bing Li, Xiang Yang, Zhi-Ling Yang, Jun-Wei Xiong, Jie Li, Jian Tan, Feng Zhang
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Lasers in medical science. 32(2)
ISSN: 1435-604X
Popis: Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and radiotherapy (RT) are both accepted treatment modalities for glottic cancer. The objective of the study was to assess the oncologic outcomes and life quality of TLM in comparison with RT for T1 glottic carcinoma. We searched Medline/PubMed, Web of knowledge, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, the Wiley online library, Springer, Google, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), etc. We screened the literature, assessed the quality of the studies, and extracted the relevant data through the establishment of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was done using the Cochrane collaboration' s RevMan 5.0 for data analysis. A total of 11 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The laryngeal preservation for patients undergoing TLM was significantly better than that for RT (P
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