## Abstract ## Background. Neck dissection surgery is often followed by chronic head and neck pain. To date optimal treatment of this type of pain is lacking. Botulinum toxin type A (BTX‐A) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome and headache. In a pilot study,
Need for Neck Dissection After Radiochemotherapy? A Study of the French GETTEC Group
✍ Scribed by Pierre-Olivier Vedrine; Juliette Thariat; Martin Hitier; François Janot; Marie-Christine Kaminsky; Marc Makeieff; Dominique De Raucourt; Michel Lapeyre; Bruno Toussaint
- Book ID
- 110089351
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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