GERD as a contributory factor to laryngeal carcinoma is much appreciated in the ORL community, but just how strong is it as a risk? Should it be aggresively investigated and treated if the risk is high?
An Italian retrospective investigates the association with 36 consecutive non-smoking and non-drinking patients with histologically confirmed SCC of the larynx vs a control, a group of 125 lifetime non-smoking and non-drinking cancer-free subjects. Patients with laryngeal cancer had a higher prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease than the control subjects (P < 0.0001).
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