Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network

Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network

Abstract Background While aggressive treatment for oral cancer may optimize survival, decrements in speech and swallowing function and quality of life often result. This exploratory study investigated how patients recover their communicative function, swallowing ability, and quality of life after pr...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Dzioba, Daniel Aalto, Georgina Papadopoulos-Nydam, Hadi Seikaly, Jana Rieger, Johan Wolfaardt, Martin Osswald, Jeffrey R. Harris, Daniel A. O’Connell, Cathy Lazarus, Mark Urken, Ilya Likhterov, Raymond L. Chai, Erika Rauscher, Daniel Buchbinder, Devin Okay, Risto-Pekka Happonen, Ilpo Kinnunen, Heikki Irjala, Tero Soukka, Juhani Laine, Head and Neck Research Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Oral cancer
Quality of life
Speech
Swallowing
Patient-reported outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0234-y

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