Mitomycin C topical application is the use of the medication Mitomycin C to prevent post-procedural scarring in the larynx or trachea. Outside the field of laryngology, Mitomycin C is used more commonly as a cancer chemotherapy agent, but within laryngology, Mitomycin C is often applied by a clinician to prevent scarring after procedures like laryngeal or tracheal dilation or division of a glottic web.
A common way to apply Mitomycin C would be to take the drug in dilute form (e.g., 0.3mg per ml), saturate a cottonoid sponge with it, and then “paint” it on the area where one wants to inhibit a scarring response, holding the sponge in position for about three minutes. Mitomycin C’s mechanism of action is reported to be absorption of the drug by fibroblasts, which are then “decommissioned” from producing collagen, the major component of scar tissue.
Subglottic Stenosis, Due to Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Subglottic stenosis, due to Wegener's (1 of 2)
Subglottic stenosis, due to Wegener's (1 of 2)
Subglottic stenosis, due to Wegener's (2 of 2)
Subglottic stenosis, due to Wegener's (2 of 2)
Glottic Web Management Without A Keel
Glottic Web (1 of 7)
Glottic Web (1 of 7)
Glottic Web (2 of 7)
Glottic Web (2 of 7)
Glottic Web (3 of 7)
Glottic Web (3 of 7)
Glottic Web (4 of 7)
Glottic Web (4 of 7)
Re-grown mucosa (5 of 7)
Re-grown mucosa (5 of 7)
Closed phase of vibration (6 of 7)
Closed phase of vibration (6 of 7)
Restoration of oscillatory ability (7 of 7)
Restoration of oscillatory ability (7 of 7)
Glottic Web After Surgery
Cyst and web (1 of 4)
Cyst and web (1 of 4)
Surgical division of web (2 of 4)
Surgical division of web (2 of 4)
Coagulating cyst (3 of 4)
Coagulating cyst (3 of 4)
Complete healing (4 of 4)
Complete healing (4 of 4)