Late Feeding Tube Dependency in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Definitive Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Systemic Therapy

Objective The study aimed to evaluate the impact of late swallowing dysfunction leading to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube dependence on the overall survival (OS) in a cohort of locally advanced head and neck cancer patients treated and cured with definitive radiotherapy (RT) and conc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Friedes, Cole, Klingensmith, Jessica, Nimo, Nana, Gregor, Jessica, Burri, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7228799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426195
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7683

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7228799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426195
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7683

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