Airway management before chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer

• Published in: Head & neck Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 254 - 259
• Main Authors: Langerman, Alexander, Patel, Riddhi M., Cohen, Ezra E. W., Blair, Elizabeth A., Stenson, Kerstin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.02.2012; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; airway management; Airway Obstruction - surgery; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; debulking; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - therapy; Laryngeal Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous); Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; radiation; Radiotherapy Dosage; Retrospective Studies; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; Supraglottitis - pathology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tongue Neoplasms - therapy; tracheostomy; Tracheotomy; Tumors; Stomatology; ENT; Malignant tumor; Radiotherapy; Tracheotomy; Chemoradiotherapy; tracheostomy; Respiratory tract; debulking; Chemotherapy; Treatment; radiation; Surgery; airway management; ENT disease; Head and neck cancer; Combined treatment; Cancer

Background Patients with upper aerodigestive tract tumors can have development of airway compromise both before and during chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Tracheotomy is the classic method for securing a safe airway, but tumor debulking may also be used. Methods This was a retrospective review of locoregio...