Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy

Patients, who receive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer, develop chronic functional abnormalities and survive with reduced quality of life.

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Main Authors: Galitis Evangelos, Droukas Vyron, Tzakis Michail, Psarras Vassileios, Galiti Dimitra, Kyrodimos Eythymios, Trichas Miltiadis, Psyrri Amanda, Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos, Kouri Maria, Belli Evelina, Kouloulias Vasileios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:Forum of Clinical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/fco-2015-0023
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spelling doaj-f88df28662774a19933af7b2ebd103112021-09-05T20:44:58ZengSciendoForum of Clinical Oncology1792-362X2017-06-0181293610.1515/fco-2015-0023fco-2015-0023Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapyGalitis Evangelos0Droukas Vyron1Tzakis Michail2Psarras Vassileios3Galiti Dimitra4Kyrodimos Eythymios5Trichas Miltiadis6Psyrri Amanda7Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos8Kouri Maria9Belli Evelina10Kouloulias Vasileios11Clinic of Orofacial Pain, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceClinic of Orofacial Pain, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceClinic of Orofacial Pain, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceClinic of Orofacial Pain, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceClinic of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceENT Clinic, Head & Neck Oncology Unit, Ippokrateion Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceDepartment of Radiotherapy, Iaso General Hospital, Athens, GreeceOncology Department, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceOral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Evangelismos Hospital, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceClinic of Hospital Dentistry, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreeceTomoTherapy, CuberKnife, IatropolisAthensGreeceDepartment of Radiotherapy, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreecePatients, who receive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer, develop chronic functional abnormalities and survive with reduced quality of life.https://doi.org/10.1515/fco-2015-0023oral cancerpost-operative radiotherapytrismusquality of life
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author Galitis Evangelos
Droukas Vyron
Tzakis Michail
Psarras Vassileios
Galiti Dimitra
Kyrodimos Eythymios
Trichas Miltiadis
Psyrri Amanda
Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos
Kouri Maria
Belli Evelina
Kouloulias Vasileios
spellingShingle Galitis Evangelos
Droukas Vyron
Tzakis Michail
Psarras Vassileios
Galiti Dimitra
Kyrodimos Eythymios
Trichas Miltiadis
Psyrri Amanda
Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos
Kouri Maria
Belli Evelina
Kouloulias Vasileios
Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
Forum of Clinical Oncology
oral cancer
post-operative radiotherapy
trismus
quality of life
author_facet Galitis Evangelos
Droukas Vyron
Tzakis Michail
Psarras Vassileios
Galiti Dimitra
Kyrodimos Eythymios
Trichas Miltiadis
Psyrri Amanda
Papadogeorgakis Nikolaos
Kouri Maria
Belli Evelina
Kouloulias Vasileios
author_sort Galitis Evangelos
title Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
title_short Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
title_full Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
title_fullStr Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
title_sort trismus and reduced quality of life in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, who received post-operative radiotherapy alone or combined with chemotherapy
publisher Sciendo
series Forum of Clinical Oncology
issn 1792-362X
publishDate 2017-06-01
description Patients, who receive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer, develop chronic functional abnormalities and survive with reduced quality of life.
topic oral cancer
post-operative radiotherapy
trismus
quality of life
url https://doi.org/10.1515/fco-2015-0023
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