Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 180-189 , July 2005

Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal Malignancies

  • Andrew J. McWhorter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Andrew J. McWhorter, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Otolarygology–Head and Neck Surgery, 533 Bolivar Street, 5th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
    • ,
  • Henry T. Hoffman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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PII: S0147-0272(05)00038-3

doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2005.06.003

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 180-189 , July 2005

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