Oral Cavity Obliteration is a Novel Predictor of Functional Outcomes after Glossectomy Reconstruction

The primary goal for reconstruction of oral tongue defects is to improve speech and swallowing. We hypothesize that degree of oral cavity obliteration will correlate to a specific functional outcome. The purpose of this study is to present a new reconstructive metric that uses volume displacement to measure oral cavity obliteration and correlate this metric to outcomes of speech and swallowing.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - March 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: M.E. Heft-Neal, J.D. Smith, S.B. Chinn, E. Chanowski, R.J. Morrison, T. Lyden, D. Chepeha, M.E. Spector Tags: 180 Source Type: research