Jun Araki, Keita Mori, Yoshichika Yasunaga, Tetsuro Onitsuka, Takashi Yurikusa, Minoru Sakuraba, Takuya Higashino, Kazunobu Hashikawa, Katsuhiro Ishida, Shunji Sarukawa, Atsumori Hamahata, Yoshihiro Kimata, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yasunobu Terao, Hideki Yokogawa, Mitsuru Sekido, Hirotaka Asato, Shimpei Miyamoto, Ikuo Hyodo, Masahiro Nakagawa
BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the postoperative outcomes of tongue reconstruction. Therefore, we developed a novel risk model for predicting dysphagia after tongue reconstruction. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted by the Oral Pharyngeal Esophageal Operation and Reconstruction Analytical group across 31 cancer centers and university hospitals in Japan. A total of 532 patients (390 [73.3%] men and 142 [26.7%] women; median age at surgery: 60 years [range, 15-88 years]) who were diagnosed with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and underwent tongue reconstruction following glossectomy between 2009 and 2013 were included...
March 21, 2023: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery