Analysis of dysphagia in advanced-stage head-and-neck cancer patients: impact on quality of life and development of a preventive swallowing treatment

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 275; no. 8; pp. 2159 - 2167
• Main Authors: Carmignani, Ilaria, Locatello, Luca Giovanni, Desideri, Isacco, Bonomo, Pierluigi, Olmetto, Emanuela, Livi, Lorenzo, Le Saec, Odile, Coscarelli, Salvatore, Mannelli, Giuditta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - complications; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Deglutition - physiology; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Deglutition Disorders - prevention & control; Female; Head & Neck; Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications; Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Neurosurgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; Head-and-neck cancer patients; Dysphagia; Swallowing exercises; Swallowing preservation; Quality of life
• ISSN: 0937-4477; 1434-4726; 1434-4726
• DOI: 10.1007/s00405-018-5054-9

Objectives Swallowing and voice dysfunctions are common side effects following head-and-neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment. Our aim was to analyze the relationships between quality of life, swallowing, and phonatory problems in patients with an advanced-stage HNSCC and to prospectively e...