title: Dysphagia following head and neck cancer surgery.
abstract: Surgical resection of head and neck cancer results in predictable patterns of dysphagia and aspiration due to disruption of the anatomic structures of swallowing. Common procedures undertaken in the treatment of head and neck cancer include tracheostomy, glossectomy, mandibulectomy, surgery on the palate, total and partial laryngectomy, reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus, and surgery of the skull base. An overview is presented of normal swallowing physiology, as well as swallowing perturbations that are frequently encountered in postoperative head and neck cancer patients.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.
authors: M B
authors: MB
authors: Kronenberger
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Meyers
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects