Assessment of peri- and postoperative complications and Karnofsky-performance status in head and neck cancer patients after radiation or chemoradiation that underwent surgery with regional or free-flap reconstruction for salvage, palliation, or to improve function
Surgery after (chemo)radiation (RCTX/RTX) is felt to be plagued with a high incidence of wound healing complications reported to be as high as 70%. The additional use of vascularized flaps may help to decrease this high rate of complications. Therefore, we examined within a retrospective single-inst...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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06 September 2011
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Radiation oncology
Year: 2011, Volume: 6, Pages: 1-7 |
| ISSN: | 1748-717X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-717X-6-109 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-109
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| Author Notes: | Christian Simon, Cem Bulut, Philippe A. Federspil, Marc W. Münter, Katja Lindel, Zazie Bergmann, Serkan Sertel, Sarah Leitzbach and Peter K. Plinkert |
| Summary: | Surgery after (chemo)radiation (RCTX/RTX) is felt to be plagued with a high incidence of wound healing complications reported to be as high as 70%. The additional use of vascularized flaps may help to decrease this high rate of complications. Therefore, we examined within a retrospective single-institutional study the peri--and postoperative complications in patients who underwent surgery for salvage, palliation or functional rehabilitation after (chemo)radiation with regional and free flaps. As a second study end point the Karnofsky performance status (KPS) was determined preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively to assess the impact of such extensive procedures on the overall performance status of this heavily pretreated patient population. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1748-717X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-717X-6-109 |