Effect of blood transfusion on tumor recurrence and postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula formation in patients subjected to total laryngectomy
- PMID: 7572137
- DOI: 10.3109/00016489509139368
Effect of blood transfusion on tumor recurrence and postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula formation in patients subjected to total laryngectomy
Abstract
Some surgical oncologists and otolaryngologists have reported that transfusion-induced immunosuppression may increase the incidence of recurrence and infectious complications in patients subjected to head and neck surgery for carcinoma. The relationship between intra-operative blood transfusion and postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula formation and/or tumor recurrence is controversial. In a retrospective study of 110 total laryngectomized patients, we found no statistically significant differences between the transfused and nontransfused groups in terms of tumor recurrence and fistula formation.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical