Swallow recovery in an oral cancer patient following surgery, radiotherapy, and hyperthermia

Abstract

Combined interstitial irradiation and hyperthermia can cause oropharyngeal swallowing problems. Time and swallow therapy can improve these swallow disorders. Tongue base tissue necrosis can cause further swallow impairment, emphasizing the importance of the tongue base in normal deglutition. Further studies are needed to examine the impact of combined hyperthermia and interstitial implantation for treatment of tongue base tumors on swallow functioning in a larger group of patients.

Preoperative risk assessment for gastrostomy tube placement in head and neck cancer patients

“…It is difficult to distinguish the degree to which radiation side effects contribute to the overall swallowing deficit, but based on other studies, the effect can be considerable. 4,17,21 Patients requiring prolonged enteral support had a significantly lower 5-year survival (Fig. 5).…”

Effects of functional electrical stimulation on dysphagia caused by radiation therapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

“…Studies have shown that dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients following RT may be reduced by compensatory skills such as posture adjustment, changes to the characteristics of food consistency, and muscle strengthening [8][9][10][11][12][13]. This further reduces the probability of aspiration.…”

The Stability, Reliability, and Validity of Videofluoroscopy Measures for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

“…Other researchers have demonstrated that a 3 ml volume is often one that patients can swallow throughout all stages of radiotherapy treatment [29][30][31].…”