Analysis of disability resulting from treatment including radical neck dissection or modified neck dissection.

Autor: Schuller DE, Reiches NA, Hamaker RC, Lingeman RE, Weisberger EC, Suen JY, Conley JJ, Kelly DR, Miglets AW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Head & neck surgery [Head Neck Surg] 1983 Sep-Oct; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 551-8.
DOI: 10.1002/hed.2890060103
Abstrakt: A multiinstitutional study to define the impact of total treatment programs involving radical neck dissection (RND) and modified neck dissection (MND) on patients' permanent disability was undertaken. A total of 243 patient responses were included in the study. Comparative analyses between the treatment groups show no advantage of one surgical operation over the other in returning patients to their pretreatment employment status. Radiation therapy was identified as adding significantly to the patient's permanent disability.
Databáze: MEDLINE