[Quality of life in patients with laryngeal carcinoma after radical neck dissection].

In modern oncology quality of life (QL) in patients treated for neoplasmatic disease, has become a parameter of equal importance to other values of treatment success, such as 5-years survival, mean survival and disease free survival. The presence of cervical adenopathy and qualification for total laryngeal surgery and radical neck dissection is a source of deep additional mental experiences in patients with laryngeal carcinoma. The aim of this study was the objective establishment of QL in 70 patients treated in ENT Department University Medical in Łódź who underwent total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection, estimation of QL in various phases after treatment (in period of 6 months, from 6 to 12 months, and 1 year after surgery) and comparison of QL of patients after laryngeal surgery and QL of patients after surgery and radiotherapy. In order to evaluate quality of life the EOTRC QLQ-30, EOPRTC QLQ-H&N35 and HAD scale were used. It was stated, that the most difficult time for patients after radical neck dissection is the first 6 months after surgery, and the quality of life in patients after surgery and radiotherapy was lower than that of other patients in period of observation.