Impact of Salvage Surgery on Health-Related Quality of Life in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Multi-Center Study.

Sven Zittel Julius Moratin Sinclair Awounvo Thomas RückschlossKolja FreierOliver RistowMichael EngelJuergen Hoffmann Christian FreudlspergerDominik Horn

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

Improved HRQoL could be obtained in advanced recurrent OSCC after salvage surgery despite reduced swallowing function. In small recurrent tumors, overall, HRQoL was superior to baseline. Salvage surgery positively affected pain burden. For advanced recurrent tumors, important pain relieve could be observed as soon as 3 months after surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
percutaneous coronary intervention
spinal cord
acute coronary syndrome
postoperative pain