Assessment of quality of life in patients with advanced oral cancer who underwent mandibulectomy with or without bone reconstruction.

Jose Roberto Netto SoaresFernando Luiz DiasRoberto Rego Monteiro de Araujo LimaUllyanov Bezerra ToscanoAna Carolina Pastl PontesRuiter Diego BotinellyFernanda Gonzalez Rocha SouzaVergilius José Furtado de Araujo FilhoLeandro Luongo de MatosClaudio Roberto Cernea

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)

There were no statistically significant differences in the domains of quality of life between the two groups studied (with bone reconstruction versus no bone reconstruction). Patients interviewed 2 years or more after treatment presented higher scores (p = 0.02).

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
soft tissue
bone loss
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
bone regeneration
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
body composition