Functional and psychological evaluation after flap reconstruction plus radiotherapy in oral cancer

Background Head and neck tumors and their treatments negatively affect speech, swallowing, body image, and quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this study was to allow us to evaluate the impact of flap reconstructive surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) on QOL and psychological functioning. Meth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 2011-04, Vol.33 (4), p.458-468
Hauptverfasser:	Airoldi, Mario, Garzaro, Massimiliano, Raimondo, Luca, Pecorari, Giancarlo, Giordano, Carlo, Varetto, Antonella, Caldera, Paola, Torta, Riccardo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aged Anxiety - diagnosis Anxiety - etiology Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - psychology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery Depression - diagnosis Depression - etiology Female flap reconstruction Humans late toxicity Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms - psychology Mouth Neoplasms - radiotherapy Mouth Neoplasms - surgery oral cancer Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology psycho-oncology Quality of Life Radiation Injuries - psychology radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Reconstructive Surgical Procedures Surgical Flaps Surveys and Questionnaires Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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