Long-term functional outcomes and quality of life after oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction in patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer

Prevalence and Patient-Level Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmissions Following Free Tissue Transfer for Head and Neck Cancer

“…A similar association between advanced T stage and higher rates of readmission had been noted following other high-risk operations, such as pancreaticoduodenectomy. 16 Our results make intuitive sense given the context that advanced T stage dictates the extent of surgical resection and reconstruction and has been convincingly shown in studies [17][18][19] to be related to poorer postoperative outcomes, functionality, and quality of life following free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer. Although more studies are indicated, T-category grouping in head and neck Table 2.…”

A 10-year retrospective study of free anterolateral thigh flap application in 872 head and neck tumour cases

“…Oral function cannot be evaluated solely on the results of free flap reconstruction, as different cancers can lead to different prognoses. 24 An attempt was made to evaluate postoperative quality of life on the basis of the results of reconstruction, but estimating the relevance of free ALT flap utilization to patient quality of life is difficult. Thus, in this study, the quality of life of only 252 oral SCC patients who had not undergone radiotherapy/chemotherapy or experienced recurrence was assessed at 1 year post-surgery to limit other biases to a certain extent.…”

Swallowing outcomes following primary surgical resection and primary free flap reconstruction for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: A systematic review

“…Studies with participants aged 18 years of age or older, with a histological diagnosis of oral or oropharyngeal SCC receiving treatment aimed at curative intent with successful locoregional control at time of swallowing evaluation, were included. Locoregional control at the time of swallowing evaluation is critical because swallowing outcomes at this time are recognized to be representative of swallowing function that is not impaired by the primary cancer . Patients with mandibular or maxillary involvement requiring osseous free flap reconstruction; distant metastasis at diagnosis; presence of other malignancies; and diagnosis of dementia, stroke or neurological disease prior to treatment were excluded.…”