Resection and reconstruction of the carotid artery for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a GETTEC study.
Yonjae KimPierre PhilouzeOlivier MalardXavier DufourLara NokovitchPhilippe CérusePhilippe ZrounbaCharles MaquetBéatrice FerversPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
Neck dissection with carotid resection and reconstruction is technically feasible with acceptable neurovascular morbidity. For newly treated patients, survival is better after RT/RCT. For salvage treatment, surgery could be proposed to selected patients.