A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx, or voice box, and replaced it with a donated one.
A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person in the U.S. ever to undergo a total larynx transplant — the others, years ago, were because of injuries — and one of a handful reported worldwide.
Partly that's because people can survive without a larynx — while antirejection drugs that suppress the immune system could spark new or recurring tumors.'We want to be able to push those boundaries but do it as safely and ethically as we can,' Lott said.Head-and-neck specialists say the Mayo trial is key to helping larynx transplants become a viable option.
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