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How do you treat intact SCC of the subglottic larynx?

NCCN Guidelines do not address this rare form of H&N cancer. What dose/fractionation would you use for definitive radiation? Is elective nodal coverage required in all cN0 cases or are there cases where you treat the larynx only? When would you recommend addition of concurrent systemic therapy?
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Would you treat a T3 primary subglottic larynx cancer without surgery (with chemoRT)?

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Radiation Oncology · Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
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This is a very challenging subsite, for which most of us have less clinical experience than for glottic or supraglottic tumors, and for which the available published series are fewer and more heterogeneous.

The most important recommendation I can make on this subject is to direct the reader to an out...

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Radiation Oncology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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I agree with @Dr. First Last on most points and indeed that review article is excellent and timely to this question.

However, I would highlight that for T1-2N0 subglottic primaries or glottic primaries extending caudally 5+mm below the cords, I would strongly consider targeting elective nodal volume...

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