Prevalence of Functional Problems After Oral Cavity Malignancy Treatment at a Tertiary Center: Utilizing PSS HN (Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck) Scale

• Published in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 38 - 44
• Main Authors: Yadav, Kaushal, Nair, Deepa, Agarwal, Jaiprakash, Chakrabarti, Swagnik, Joshi, Sanmit, Ingole, Pranav, Mishra, Aseem, Tathe, Nitin, Chaturvedi, Pankaj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cancer therapies; Dentistry; Head & neck cancer; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Morbidity; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Oral cancer; Otorhinolaryngology; Patients; Plastic Surgery; Quality of life; Research Paper; Surgery; Tongue; Variables; PSS HN (Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck) scale; Oral Malignancies; Functional outcome; Quality of life

Background Oral cancer is the most common type of cancer occurring in India and it is equally important to assess morbidities after treatment for optimal utilization of resources. Utilizing PSS HN we try to identify the patient population who are severely impaired and need aggressive rehabilitation....