Surgical site complications of post-chemoradiotherapy neck dissection: urgent need for standard registration

Author(s):
Henneman, R.; Schats, W.; Karakullukcu, M.B.; Brekel, M.W.M. van den; Smeele, L.E.; Lohuis, P.F.J.M.; Hage, J.A. van der; Al-Mamgani, A.; Balm, A.J.M.
Published
2021
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Nowadays, a substantial number of head and neck cancer patients are treated by organ-preserving chemoradiation (CRT), with a possible increased risk of complications after planned or salvage neck dissections. We try to determine the risk pattern of surgical site complications (SSC) post-CRT.(c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd, BASO -The Association for Cancer Surgery, and the European Society of Surgical Oncology. All rights reserved.

Systematic reviewChemoradiotherapyMultimodality treatmentOrgan preservation therapyLymph node metastasisNeck dissectionPlanned neck dissectionSalvage therapyComplicationSurgical site infection
Date issued
2021-04-01
Language
English
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Is part of
European Journal of Surgical Oncology (2021), Vol. 47, no. 4, p. 764-771
hdl
1887/3280123
doi
10.1016/j.ejso.2020.10.015
URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0748798320308477?via%3Dihub