Clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients: successes and barriers

The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head and neck region is hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This paper addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and i...

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Main Authors: Vissink, Arjan, Mitchell, James B, Baum, Bruce J, Limesand, Kirsten H, Jensen, Siri Beier, Fox, Philip C, Elting, Linda S, Langendijk, Johannes A, Coppes, Robert P, Reyland, Mary E
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964345/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20970030
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.052
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