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Swallowing after major surgery of the oral cavity or oropharynx: A prospective and longitudinal assessment of patients treated by microvascular soft tissue reconstruction

✍ Pepijn A. Borggreven; Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw; Rico N. Rinkel; Johannes A. Langen 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 195 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Background. The aim of this study was to analyze swallowing outcome in advanced oral/oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with microvascular reconstructive surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. ## Methods. Eighty patients were included. Patient, tumor, and treatment factors were ass