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ABSTRACT Background A previously published failure‐type specific risk model showed good performance in the original cohort. Aim: to validate the model and separate patients with high‐ and low‐risk loco‐regional failure (LRF). Goal: to identify patients potentially suitable for treatment intensification trials. Methods Validation data: 756 patients from
Katrin Håkansson+8 more
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El cáncer glótico precoz en su categoría T2 es motivo actual de controversias debido a su diversidad clínica y evolutiva. La cirugía como tratamiento inicial trata de desplazar a la radioterapia del lugar que históricamente ha ocupado. Con el objetivo de
Luis Ferbeyre Binelfa+4 more
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Microvessels and mast cell density in malignant laryngeal neoplasm
Introduction: Laryngeal neoplasm represent 30–40% of the whole head and neck carcinomas. Mast cells are normal connective tissue residents, constantly well represented in respiratory tract. Experimental evidence suggests that the growth of a tumor beyond a certain size requires angiogenesis,[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Balica, NC+5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Subtotal and total glossectomies for advanced tongue cancer result in significant speech‐ and swallow‐related morbidity, impairing quality of life. This prospective pilot study compares the safety and functional outcomes associated with using a chimeric innervated muscle and fasciocutaneous flap for soft tissue reconstruction ...
Emma Charters+7 more
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A Classification Benchmark for Artificial Intelligence Detection of Laryngeal Cancer from Patient Speech [PDF]
Cases of laryngeal cancer are predicted to rise significantly in the coming years. Current diagnostic pathways cause many patients to be incorrectly referred to urgent suspected cancer pathways, putting undue stress on both patients and the medical system.
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ABSTRACT Background Radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) can cause multiple side effects such as nausea, pain, taste loss, fatigue, oral mucositis, xerostomia, and acute radiation‐associated dysphagia (RAD). These factors threaten patients' oral intake (OI) during this RT.
Alice Vergauwen+8 more
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Fatores prognósticos e impacto da comorbidade na laringectomia fronto-lateral
OBJETIVO: Avaliar sobrevida, impacto da comorbidade, complicações e fatores de falha da laringectomia como tratamento de tumores malignos glóticos. MÉTODOS: Foram analisadas 38 pacientes com tumor glótico sob estadiamento clínico T1b/T2N0M0 submetidos à ...
Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis+2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Airway obstruction secondary to chyle leak is an exceptionally rare phenomenon. Here, we describe this complication in a patient with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) undergoing consolidative surgery after BRAF‐targeted therapy. Methods A 55‐year‐old man presented with a rapidly enlarging neck mass.
Karim Botros+6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Time from surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) of less than 6 weeks was recently instituted as the first quality metric within head and neck cancer care. Methods We performed a retrospective single institution cohort study to investigate predictors of PORT delay and the impact of PORT delay on survival ...
Niketna Vivek+10 more
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