Analysis of speech and swallowing and quality of life in patients undergoing subtotal glossectomy with free flap reconstruction followed by radiotherapy

Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Konstantinos Vachtsevanos¹  Christina Gavriilidou²  Angelos Mantelakis³  Harry V. M. Spiers⁴  Stamatis Sapountzis⁵ 

[1] Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, G Papanikolaou General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greec;Efolikon Speech and Languange Therapy, Thessaloniki, Greec;Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelan;Manchester Royal Infirmary Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelan;St Luke’s Hospital, Panorama, Greec;

关键词: Tongue cancer;    speech;    swallow;    quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23320885.2021.1884559

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Six patients (4 with post-operative radiotherapy, 2 without) were formally assessed by a speech and language therapist 12 months post-operatively. Patient-reported quality of life (QOL) was simultaneously measured. Patients treated with post-operative radiotherapy had lower overall speech comprehensibility scores, poorer swallowing function in puree and solid foods and lower overall QOL.

【 授权许可】

CC BY