This report details the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with a large T3 N0M0 laryngopharyngeal cancer by combined surgical excision and planned postoperative irradiation therapy. Surgical excision included a horizontal subtotal supraglottic laryngectomy combined with a vertical hemilaryngectomy and partial pharyngectomy. The patient was reconstructed with a free sternocleidomastoid muscle graft. The results and implications of this therapy are discussed.
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