Pathophysiology of radiation-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer

SN King, NE Dunlap, PA Tennant, T Pitts - Dysphagia, 2016 - Springer
Oncologic treatments, such as curative radiotherapy and chemoradiation, for head and neck
cancer can cause long-term swallowing impairments (dysphagia) that negatively impact …

Current trends in initial management of hypopharyngeal cancer: the declining use of open surgery

RP Takes, P Strojan, CE Silver, PJ Bradley… - Head & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx represents a distinct clinical entity. Most
patients present with significant comorbidities and advanced‐stage disease. The overall …

CT-based delineation of organs at risk in the head and neck region: DAHANCA, EORTC, GORTEC, HKNPCSG, NCIC CTG, NCRI, NRG Oncology and TROG …

CL Brouwer, RJHM Steenbakkers, J Bourhis… - Radiotherapy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this project was to define consensus guidelines for delineating
organs at risk (OARs) for head and neck radiotherapy for routine daily practice and for …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive modelling for swallowing dysfunction after primary (chemo) radiation: results of a prospective observational study

MEMC Christianen, C Schilstra, I Beetz… - Radiotherapy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this large multicentre prospective cohort
study was to identify which dose volume histogram parameters and pre-treatment factors are …

[HTML][HTML] Intensity-modulated chemoradiotherapy aiming to reduce dysphagia in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: clinical and functional results

FY Feng, HM Kim, TH Lyden, MJ Haxer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intensity-Modulated Chemoradiotherapy Aiming to Reduce Dysphagia in Patients With
Oropharyngeal Cancer: Clinical and Functional Results - PMC Back to Top Skip to main …

Use of the penetration-aspiration scale in dysphagia research: a systematic review

JC Borders, D Brates - Dysphagia, 2020 - Springer
The penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) is an 8-point scale used to characterize the depth
and response to airway invasion during videofluoroscopy. Though widely used in the field of …

International guideline on dose prioritization and acceptance criteria in radiation therapy planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

AW Lee, WT Ng, JJ Pan, CL Chiang, SS Poh… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma requires high radiation doses. The
balance of the risks of local recurrence owing to inadequate tumor coverage versus the …

Chemo-IMRT of oropharyngeal cancer aiming to reduce dysphagia: swallowing organs late complication probabilities and dosimetric correlates

A Eisbruch, HM Kim, FY Feng, TH Lyden… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Assess dosimetric correlates of long-term dysphagia after chemo-intensity-
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) sparing parts of the …

Radiation dose–volume effects in the larynx and pharynx

T Rancati, M Schwarz, AM Allen, F Feng… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The dose–volume outcome data for RT-associated laryngeal edema, laryngeal dysfunction,
and dysphagia, have only recently been addressed, and are summarized. For late …

IMRT for head and neck cancer: reducing xerostomia and dysphagia

XS Wang, A Eisbruch - Journal of radiation research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Dysphagia and xerostomia are the main sequellae of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck
cancer, and the main factors in reducing long-term patient quality of life. IMRT uses …