Laser surgery and immunotherapy in the management of laryngeal papilloma

Twenty-three cases of laryngeal papilloma have been treated and followed for four years utilizing laser excision and laser excision/immunotherapy. Fourteen cases responded well to laser excision alone, nine did not and immunotherapy was instituted as adjunctive treatment. To date, immunotherapy has...

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Published inThe Laryngoscope Vol. 88; no. 10; p. 1586
Main Authors Lyons, G D, Schlosser, J V, Lousteau, R, Mouney, D F, Benes, E N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1978
Subjects
Carbon Dioxide - therapeutic use
Humans
Immunotherapy
Laryngeal Neoplasms - immunology
Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery
Laryngeal Neoplasms - therapy
Laser Therapy
Lymphokines - therapeutic use
Papilloma - immunology
Papilloma - surgery
Papilloma - therapy
Transfer Factor - therapeutic use
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Summary:Twenty-three cases of laryngeal papilloma have been treated and followed for four years utilizing laser excision and laser excision/immunotherapy. Fourteen cases responded well to laser excision alone, nine did not and immunotherapy was instituted as adjunctive treatment. To date, immunotherapy has contributed little to the relief in this group of refractory cases.
ISSN:0023-852X
DOI:10.1288/00005537-197810000-00003