Submandibular gland-sparing radiation therapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: patterns of failure and xerostomia outcomes

BACKGROUND: Saliva from submandibular glands (SMG) is necessary to minimize xerostomia. It is unclear whether SMG can be safely spared in patients undergoing bilateral neck radiotherapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer without increasing the risk of marginal recurrence. We evaluated the out...

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Autores principales: Gensheimer, Michael F, Liao, Jay J, Garden, Adam S, Laramore, George E, Parvathaneni, Upendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25424729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0255-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25424729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0255-x

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