Research Article

Oncological and Functional Outcome after Surgical Treatment of Early Glottic Carcinoma without Anterior Commissure Involvement

Table 3

Stroboscopic signs in both groups of patients before treatment and 12 months after the treatment.

Stroboscopic signPretreatmentAfter 12 months
Endoscopic laser cordectomyOpen cordectomyEndoscopic laser cordectomyOpen cordectomy

Glottic occlusion n (%)
 Complete 7 (26.9)6 (18.2)10 (38.5)8 (24.2)
 Incomplete 19 (73.1)27 (81.8)16 (62.5)25 (75.8)
P  =  0.421 P  =  0.814
Phase symmetry n (%)
 Symmetrical 1 (3.8)0 (0)3 (11.5)0 (0)
 Asymmetrical 25 (96.2)33 (100)18 (69.2)22 (66.7)
 Not assessable 0 (0)0 (0)5 (19.3)11 (33.3)
P  =  0.256 P  =  0.087
Mucosal wave n (%)
 Normal 4 (15.4)0 (0)2 (7.7)0 (0)
 Decreased 22 (84.6)32 (97)18 (69.2)12 (36.4)
 Absent 0 (0)1 (3)6 (23.1)21 (63.6)
P  =  0.047 * P  =  0.008 *
Nonvibratory segment n (%)
 Present 18 (69.2)29 (87.9)14 (53.9)19 (57.6)
 Absent 8 (30.8)4 (12.1)7 (26.9)0 (0)
 Not assessable 0 (0)0 (0)5 (19.2)14 (42.4)
P  =  0.77 P  =  0.003 *
Ventricular activity n (%)
 Present 2 (7.7)3 (9.1)4 (15.4)10 (30.3)
 Absent 24 (92.3)30 (90.9)22 (84.6)23 (69.7)
P  =  0.848 P  =  0.181

P < 0.05.