DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i07.006

Pages: 459-462

Exploration of the larynx treated for malignant neoplasia (by surgery or radiochemotherapy) is a fairly common indication for cervical CT scan to assess the therapeutic response and to look for local or regional recurrence. We carried out a retroprospective study over a period of one year, from July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2020, from the files of patients referred to our department for CT examination as part of follow-up after treatment for laryngeal cancer. Forty-eight patients (48) were recruited. Seventeen of them were excluded from our study due to the lack of important information in their files. Thirty-one (31) patients were included in our study. The male gender was predominant with 30 cases (96.7%). The average age was 59.7 years, with extremes of 47 and 82 years. The histological type of laryngeal cancer was squamous cell carcinoma for all patients (100% of cases). Total laryngectomy was the more used therapeutic procedure in 74% of cases. The were no signs of recurrence in 25 patients (80.7% of cases) and were present in 6 patients (19.3% of cases). CT scan has proven to be the most accurate imaging method for exploring the larynx in the follow-up of patients treated for laryngeal cancer and participates in the evaluation of the therapeutic response and makes it possible to detect signs of recurrence.