Emerging Concepts Impacting Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Morbidity

All treatment modalities for head and neck cancer carry with them a risk of adverse events. Head and neck surgeons are faced with significant challenges to minimize associated morbidity and manage its sequelae. Recognizing situations in which a surgical complication is an adverse event inherent to t...

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Published in:Oncology and therapy 2023-03, Vol.11 (1), p.1-13
Main Authors: Ronen, Ohad, Robbins, K. Thomas, Shaha, Ashok R., Kowalski, Luiz P., Mäkitie, Antti A., Florek, Ewa, Ferlito, Alfio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Commentary
Complication
Head and neck
Internal Medicine
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Morbidity
Toxicity
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Summary:All treatment modalities for head and neck cancer carry with them a risk of adverse events. Head and neck surgeons are faced with significant challenges to minimize associated morbidity and manage its sequelae. Recognizing situations in which a surgical complication is an adverse event inherent to the procedure can alleviate the psychologic impact a complication might have on the treatment team and minimize external and internal pressures. Focusing on the complications that can be effectively modified, future complications can be avoided. Also, some surgical morbidities may not be preventable, necessitating the option to reconsider whether the incidents should be labeled toxic reactions rather than a complication. This discussion highlights some of the areas in which additional research is needed to achieve the goal of minimizing the impact of surgical morbidity.
ISSN:2366-1070
2366-1089
2366-1089
DOI:10.1007/s40487-022-00217-0