Antecedentes: la cirugía robótica es una alternativa a la cirugía abierta, microcirugía láser CO2, o quimiorradioterapia en vía aerodigestiva superior. El robot permite trasladar la técnica quirúrgica abierta a un abordaje mínimamente invasivo, con acceso por boca, para patología benigna y mali...
Introdução: O carcinoma de células escamosas (CEC) de orofaringe associado ao Papiloma vírus humano (HPV) está associado a melhores taxas de resposta ao tratamento, além de melhor prognóstico. Entretanto, observamos que em algumas regiões geográficas, onde a prevalência de CEC de orofaringe rel...
Head and neck cancer occupy the seventh place among the most common neoplasms in the world, with an annual incidence of approximately 640,000 new cases. Radiotherapy treatment has been highlighted, because there is greater tissue preservation, possibility of regression ...
Introdução: Estudos laboratoriais e epidemiológicos demonstraram uma epidemia viral no câncer de cabeça e pescoço (CCP) relacionada ao papilomavírus humano (HPV). Entretanto, não está claro se esse aumento na incidência afeta igualmente as populações e seus subgrupos ou se essa epidemia viral...
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the delay to initiate postoperative radiation therapy (RT) on locoregional control to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study that included patients submitted to surgery followed by adjuvant RT (with/withou...
Abstract: Purpose: The changes in gustatory function resulting from oncological treatment occur mainly after radiotherapy. However, the head and neck tumors, because of the anatomical location of the lesion, can themselves trigger significant changes in the feeding-related functions - including taste. T...
El cáncer de cabeza y cuello es una patología prevalente a nivel mundial. Su abordaje consiste, en buena parte de los casos, de quimiorradioterapia, la cual, dentro de sus múltiples consecuencias, compromete la anatomía y el funcionamiento de órganos relacionadas a la deglución, generando disfagia ...
Abstract The sense of coherence (SOC) is a measure of global orientation regarding the ability of individuals to cope with stressful situations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between SOC and quality of life (QoL) and clinical and sociodemographic characteristics among survi...
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/psicología,
Estudios Transversales,
Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/patología,
Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/psicología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Valores de Referencia,
Análisis de Regresión,
Sentido de Coherencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Trismo/psicología,
Xerostomía/psicología
Abstract With the onset of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the dental treatment of patients at risk of infection has become quite challenging. In view of this, patients with head and neck cancer may present with oral complications due to anticancer therapy, making dental assistance neces...
La mucositis es una respuesta inflamatoria del epitelio de la mucosa a los efectos citotóxicos de la quimioterapia y la radioterapia, que causan dolor y ulceración oral severa. En los estudios de los últimos años se ha propuesto el uso de la miel en el manejo de la mucositis oral inducida por quimiot...
