Cervical metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx

Pharyngoesophagoplasty: Interposition of Right Colon

“…Tube feedings were begun on the fourth post¬ operative day and were continued for eight days. The patient was eating well by postoperative day 12 and was dismissed from the hospital on day 14.…”

VIII Problems in Classification and Staging of Cancer of the Larynx

“…It would seem that a practical system of classification and staging must be l ) based on logical anatomic concepts which can be simply and easily defined, Z) adaptable to pre-treatment clinical evaluation, 3) consistent with what is already known about the clinical behavior and biologic potential of lesions in various locations, 4) capable of correlation with present treatment methods, so that a single group will not include cases in which individual clinical features have widely differing implications as to selection of treatment method (see below) and 5) as simple as consistent with the above requirements so that a) groups for reporting end results will not be too numerous and b) reports from clinics without large numbers of cases, will have statistical significance. The Task Force on Larynx has defined the anatomical limits of the larynx as follows:…”

Tumors of the Nose and Throat Summaries of the Bibliographic Material Available for 1956-1957

“…A case of malignant melanoma of the tonsil was presented by Svane-Knudsen. 282 Sixty-nine cases of malignant mela¬ noma of the oral cavity have been reported but only 4 cases of involvement of the tonsil and pharynx. Pannikar 263 reported a case of metastatic cancer of the tonsil, the primary lesion having been in the lung.…”