Reconstructive flap surgery in head and neck cancer patients: an interdisciplinary view of the challenges encountered by radiation oncologists in postoperative radiotherapy

Reconstructive flap surgery in head and neck cancer patients: an interdisciplinary view of the challenges encountered by radiation oncologists in postoperative radiotherapy

BackgroundMajor advances have been made in reconstructive surgery in the last decades to reduce morbidity in head and neck cancer. Flaps are now present in 80% of patients with oral cavity cancer to cover anatomic, functional, and cosmetic needs. However, gaps in interdisciplinary innovation transfe...

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Main Authors: Juliette Thariat, Florent Carsuzaa, Arnaud Beddok, Sophie Deneuve, Pierre-Yves Marcy, Anna Merlotti, Catherine Dejean, Bernard Devauchelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
reconstructive surgery/flap
radiotherapy
delineation
target volumes
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1379861/full

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