Evaluation of early and late toxicities in chemoradiation trials

SM Bentzen, A Trotti - Journal of clinical oncology, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Combined chemoradiotherapy is increasingly becoming a standard of care for the
nonoperative management of a variety of solid malignancies. A string of randomized …

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la disfagia orofaríngea funcional. Aspectos de interés para el cirujano digestivo

P Clavé, V Arreola, M Velasco, M Quer, JM Castellví… - Cirugía Española, 2007 - Elsevier
El cirujano digestivo debe formar parte del equipo multidisciplinario encargado de los
pacientes con disfagia orofaríngea. Se puede diagnosticar a estos pacientes mediante …

Radiation doses to structures within and adjacent to the larynx are correlated with long-term diet-and speech-related quality of life

K Dornfeld, JR Simmons, L Karnell, M Karnell… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To test the hypothesis that radiation dose to key sites in the upper aerodigestive
tract is associated with long-term functional outcome after (chemo) radiotherapy for head …

Swallowing after major surgery of the oral cavity or oropharynx: a prospective and longitudinal assessment of patients treated by microvascular soft tissue …

PA Borggreven, IV Leeuw, RN Rinkel… - Head & Neck …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The aim of this study was to analyze swallowing outcome in advanced
oral/oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with microvascular reconstructive surgery and …

Functional outcomes after surgical reconstruction of the base of tongue using the radial forearm free flap in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma

JM Rieger, JG Zalmanowitz, SYY Li… - Head & Neck …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Historically, the prevention of functional morbidity after multimodal treatment for
squamous cell carcinoma in patients with large base of tongue lesions has been …

Impact of swallowing therapy on aspiration rate following treatment for locally advanced head and neck cancer

NP Nguyen, CC Moltz, C Frank, P Vos, HJ Smith… - Oral oncology, 2007 - Elsevier
This study examines the efficacy of swallowing therapy in cancer-free patients who
developed aspiration following treatment for locally advanced head and neck cancer. The …

Accelerated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost fractionation and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer

M Schwartz, V Té, O Ballivy, W Parker… - … —Head and Neck …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To determine the feasibility and toxicity profile of accelerated radiotherapy with a
simultaneous integrated boost fractionation scheme with intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Treatment results for 84 patients with base of tongue cancer

S Yoshimoto, K Kawabata, H Mitani… - Acta Oto …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Conclusions. For T2 tumors, surgery was indicated if functional preservation was possible.
For T3/T4 tumors, the rate of primary disease control was not high and surgery frequently …

< The> radial forearm sensate free flap: an adjunct for laryngeal preservation in advanced posterior pharyngeal wall cancer surgery

A Emad - 2007 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Laryngeal preservation following advanced posterior pharyngeal wall [PPW] cancer
resections can pose several reconstructive challenges. This study aimed to evaluate the …