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Fístula faringocutânea após laringectomia total Pharyngocutaneous fistula following total laryngectomy

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
A fístula faringocutânea (FFC) é a complicação mais comum após a laringectomia total. OBJETIVOS: Estabelecer a incidência dessa complicação e analisar seus fatores predisponentes.
Felipe Toyama Aires, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Mario Augusto Ferrari de Castro, Daniel Araki Ribeiro, Claudio Roberto Cernea, Lenine Garcia Brandão   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment With the Shaker Head‐Lift Exercise in Head and Neck Cancer Patients With Radiation‐Induced Dysphagia: 12‐Month Results on Swallowing Function From a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dysphagia is a common side‐effect after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients. This randomized study aimed to evaluate the effect of the shaker head‐lift exercise (HLE) after 12 months with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Methods Patients were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 30) or the control
Signe Rödseth Smith, Caterina Finizia, Kerstin Petersson, Lisa Tuomi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Series and Literature Review

Acta Médica Portuguesa
Introduction: The prevalence of retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma is low. The objective of this retrospective study was to assess our institutional experience with the management of such metastases and to compare ...
Henrique Pina, Daniela Cavaco, Ricardo Nogueira, Valeriano Leite   +3 more
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Identifying organs at risk for radiation-induced late dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2019
Background and purpose: Dysphagia is a common, severe and dose-limiting toxicity after oncological treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aims to investigate relationships between radiation doses to structures involved in normal swallowing ...
Johanna Hedström, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Caroline Olsson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Factors

, 2009
Besides tobacco and alcohol – the two major recognized risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in most populations – diet and nutrition have been suggested to play an important role in the etiology of these neoplasms [1– 4] .
LUCENTEFORTE, ERSILIA
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Measurement Tools for Radiation‐Induced Fibrosis in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Radiation‐induced fibrosis is a common, often debilitating late effect of head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. An updated systematic review is needed to evaluate the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of fibrosis measurement tools.
Vanessa Helou, Pooja D. Reddy, Purva H. Rumde, Mary L. Klem, Sagar G. Kansara, Oldrich Virag, Yvonne M. Mowery, Nicole N. Scheff, Matthew E. Spector, Shaum Sridharan, Marci L. Nilsen, Kevin J. Contrera   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular disease incidence and cancer risk in two large European prospective cohorts

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer share risk factors and biological mechanisms, raising questions about potential associations between the two, particularly regarding CVD duration and cancer onset. Whether CVD influences subsequent cancer risk, however, remains inconclusive.
Emma Fontvieille, Vivian Viallon, Laia Peruchet‐Noray, Quan Gan, N. Charlotte Onland‐Moret, Yvonne Koop, Anne Tjønneland, Nicola Patricia Bondonno, Verena Katzke, Rudolf Kaaks, Matthias B. Schulze, Catarina Schiborn, Calogero Saieva, Vittorio Simeon, Claudia Agnoli, Rosario Tumino, Fulvio Ricceri, Leila Luján‐Barroso, Maria‐José Sánchez, Conchi Moreno‐Iribas, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Marc J. Gunter, Adam Butterworth, Elio Riboli, Heinz Freisling, Pietro Ferrari   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 9th Edition of the UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours: Updates and Rationale for Change

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The standard for assessing and recording the extent of the tumour, a necessity for most malignancies, is the Tumour Node Metastases (TNM) classification. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM committee has defined this since the early 1950s.
James D. Brierley, Liesbet J. Van Eycken, Meredith E. Giuliani, Brian A. Rous, Shao Hui Huang, Hisao Asamura, Mary K. Gospodarowicz, Anne W. Lee, Brian O'Sullivan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral and pharyngeal cancer risk associated with occupational carcinogenic substances: A systematic review

, 2018
Background: Oral and pharyngeal cancers (OPC) represent the seventh most common type of cancer and the seventh leading cause of deaths by cancer worldwide.
Cheever, VJ (15683012), Shahrukh Khan (14741104), Hedge, R (15683009), Warnakulasuriya, S (15683015), Awan, KH (15638810), Patil, S (15490301), Carroll, W (15554537)   +6 more
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Endoscopic Suture Ligation and Sclerotherapy for Pharyngolaryngeal Venous Malformation

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated suture ligation combined with sclerotherapy in 53 patients with pharyngolaryngeal venous malformations. A single procedure achieved complete resolution in 79.25% of cases, with no serious complications or need for prophylactic tracheostomy.
Jiajun Tian, Juke Ma, Ahmad A. Hariri, Zhenghua Lv, Peng Cui, Wei Xu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source