BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this large multicentre prospective cohort
study was to identify which dose volume histogram parameters and pre-treatment factors are …

Purpose The aim of this study was to clinically validate a multivariable normal tissue
complication probability (NTCP) model for grade 2–4 swallowing dysfunction at 6 months after …

In addition to the desired antitumor effects, head and neck radiation therapy induces
damage in normal tissues that may result in oral sequelae such as mucositis, hypo‐salivation, …

Surgical treatment of malignancies in the oral cavity (tongue, floor of the mouth, alveolus,
buccal sulcus, oropharynx) often results in an unfavourable anatomic situation for …

Background Effects of exercise therapy for trismus secondary to head and neck cancer have
not been reviewed systematically since 2004. Methods Four databases were searched. The …

At is difficult to assess the presence of cervical lymph node mé tastasesof squamous-cell
carcinomas of the upper aero-digestive tract in a clinically negative neck. However, there is …

BACKGROUND The potential of positron emission tomography (PET) with 18 F‐fluoro‐2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose
(FDG) to detect primary tumors after unsuccessful conventional diagnostic …

Goals of work Critical weight loss (≥5% in 1 month or ≥10% in 6 months) is a common
phenomenon in head and neck cancer patients. It is unknown which complaints are most …

Background. The purpose of this study was to test whether nutritional status of patients with
head and neck cancer changes during and after treatment. Methods. Nutritional status (…

Background and Objectives Autofluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy have
been used separately and combined for tissue diagnostics. Previously, we assessed the value …