The assessment of pharyngocutaneous fistula rate in patients treated primarily with definitive radiotherapy followed by salvage surgery of the larynx and hypopharynx

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1691-1695

  Dirven, Richard ^a   Swinson, Brian D ^a   Gao, Kan ^a   Clark, Jonathan R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Definitive radiotherapy; Dose; Flap reconstruction; Hypopharyngectomy; Laryngectomy; Pharyngocutaneous fistula; Salvage surgery; Timing

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TIRAPAZAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; HYPOPHARYNX SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PHARYNGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALVAGE THERAPY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL FISTULA; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 70349584630     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20521     Document Type: Article

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