REVIEW article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Head and Neck Cancer
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1520524
This article is part of the Research Topic150 Years of Laryngectomy: Reviews on the State of the Art and Future PerspectivesView all 4 articles
Open partial or transoral laryngectomy -total laryngectomy today
Provisionally accepted
- 1Medical University of Graz, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graz, Styria, Austria
- 2Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, United Kingdom
- 3Head and Neck Cancer Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- 4Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, Spain
- 5Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHUV, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Total laryngectomy, a surgical procedure involving the complete removal of the larynx, has been a crucial treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer since its introduction in 1873. Over the past 150 years, this procedure has evolved significantly, with improvements in surgical techniques, postoperative care, and rehabilitation methods leading to better survival rates and quality of life for patients. While organ-preserving approaches like radiochemotherapy have gained prominence in recent decades, total laryngectomy remains an essential option for cases of advanced cancer or when other treatments fail. This review explores the history, development, and current role of total laryngectomy in treating laryngeal cancer, as well as comparing it to alternative surgical approaches like open partial laryngectomy and transoral laser microsurgery or organ preservation protocols
Keywords: Total laryngectomy, partial horizontal laryngectomy, Transoral laser surgery, Organ Preservation, Voice rehabilitation
Received: 31 Oct 2024; Accepted: 18 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Thurnher, Simo, Succo, Vilaseca and Simon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Dietmar Thurnher, Medical University of Graz, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graz, Styria, Austria
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