Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 201-214 , July 2005

The Current Role of Vertical Partial Laryngectomy and Open Supraglottic Laryngectomy

  • Richard O. Wein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Richard O. Wein, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA
  • ,
  • Randal S. Weber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

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PII: S0147-0272(05)00039-5

doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2005.06.004

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 201-214 , July 2005