Phase 2 study of silver leaf dressing for treatment of radiation-induced dermatitis in patients receiving radiotherapy to the head and neck

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-129

  Vavassis, Peter ^a,b   Gelinas, Michel ^a   Chabot Tr , Jean ^a   Nguyen Tân, Phuc Felix ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Head and neck cancer; Radiation dermatitis; Radiation therapy; Silver leaf dressing; Skin care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; SILVER; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIODERMATITIS; SILVER; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 48649083137     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0020     Document Type: Article

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