ArticleDysphagia2014
Functional swallowing outcomes in nasopharyngeal cancer treated with IMRT at 6 to 42 months post-radiotherapy.
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- A comparison of swallowing dysfunction after three-dimensional conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy : A systematic review by the Italian Head and Neck Radiotherapy Study Group.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2017Pooled it
- Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scales Based on Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Systematic Review.Dysphagia · 2016Pooled it
- How enteral nutrition modes influence nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors with late dysphagia after radiotherapy: a randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Quality of life and swallowing outcomes after early proactive swallowing rehabilitation by either transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation or exercise-based swallowing training in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023Article
- Prospective observational evaluation of radiation-induced late taste impairment kinetics in oropharyngeal cancer patients: Potential for improvement over time?Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2020Article
- Dysphagia after chemo-radiation for nasopharyngeal cancer: A scoping review.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2020Article
- Radiotherapy-induced dysphagia and its impact on quality of life in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2019Article
- Pattern of dysphagia after swallowing-sparing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) of head and neck cancers: results of a mono-institutional prospective study.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2018Article
- Radiation-induced late dysphagia after intensity-modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a dose-volume effect analysis.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- History of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing for Evaluation and Management of Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Changes over the Years.Dysphagia · 2017Review
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia: manifestations and diagnosis.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2016Review
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Abstract
We sought to evaluate the swallowing function of 18 patients surviving nasopharyngeal cancer, who had been treated using an intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) protocol designed to minimise functional impairment. We compared the outcomes of a patient-reported oral function score with fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallow (FEES), Australian Therapy Outcome Measures (AusTOMs) and a measure of trismus. While all patients returned to a fully oral diet, there was ongoing swallow dysfunction characterised by bolus residue and delay, but no aspiration. Dysphagia was of mild or moderate severity on all measures, generally because of the need for texture modification, impaired bolus transit or dysgeusia. There was xerostomia on self-reported measurement combined with reports of behaviours adaptive to xerostomia on AusTOMs; however, salivary functioning was less impaired on FEES. There was no trismus in this cohort. Our cohort lacked the morbidity experienced by cohorts reported in earlier studies, potentially due to the use of IMRT.
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