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Contribution of submandibular gland and swallowing structure sparing to post-radiation therapy PEG dependence in oropharynx cancer patients treated with split-neck IMRT technique

BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy-related dysphagia is worsened by xerostomia. The submandibular glands (SMG) produce saliva rich in lubricating mucins, and sparing the SMG has been shown to reduce xerostomia. The goal of this study was to determine whether SMG sparing IMRT is associated with reduced po...

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Published in:Radiat Oncol
Main Authors: Gensheimer, Michael F., Nyflot, Matthew, Laramore, George E., Liao, Jay J., Parvathaneni, Upendra
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111199/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27846899
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0726-3
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