Transoral Surgery for Early Glottic Cancer. an Update with Revision of the ELS Classification

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

Location: 406B

Moderator(s)

Marc J. Remacle, MD, PhD

Professor
CHEM ESCH Department of ORL-Head & Neck Surgery
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Panelist(s)

MC

Mark S. Courey, MD

Prof, Director, Division of Laryngology,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Heikki Irjala, MD PhD

Professor and chairman
Department of ORL-Head Surgery University hospital of Turku
Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland
MZ

Michal Zabrodski, MD PhD

Prof , Associate Head of Department,
Department of ORL-Head & Neck surgery, Charles University Prague
Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic

Disclosure(s):

Marc J. Remacle, MD, PhD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Heikki Irjala, MD PhD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

At the end of the session, the attendees should
1. Understand the different types of transoral cordectomies according to the European Laryngological society classification and the rationale for the revision
2. Know how to assess the lesion and choose the type of transoral surgery.
3. Know the place of transoral surgery in the armamentarium for the treatment for early laryngeal cancer.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the different types of transoral cordectomies and the recent update according to the European Laryngological society classification.
Know how to assess the lesion and choose the type of transoral surgery.
Know the place of transoral surgery in the armamentarium for the treatment for early laryngeal cancer.