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Assessment of the quality of life of patients with oral cancer after pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction with a focus on speech.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2013 November
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with oral cancer who had undergone resection of the tongue and floor of the mouth and reconstruction with the pectoralis major flap.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study assessed 21 patients who had undergone pectoralis major flap reconstruction using the University of Washington QoL, version 4, questionnaire. A nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the data.
RESULTS: Of the 12 disease-specific domains, the best 3 scores from the patients were for pain, saliva, and anxiety, and the worst 3 scores were for taste, chewing, and swallowing. The mean UW-QoL composite score was 73.4. Swallowing was considered to be the most important issue within the previous 7 days, followed by chewing and speech. Those patients who had undergone wider excision had poorer speech.
CONCLUSIONS: A significant effect was found on the QoL of patients with oral cancer who had undergone resection of the tongue and floor of the mouth with pectoralis major flap reconstruction.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study assessed 21 patients who had undergone pectoralis major flap reconstruction using the University of Washington QoL, version 4, questionnaire. A nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the data.
RESULTS: Of the 12 disease-specific domains, the best 3 scores from the patients were for pain, saliva, and anxiety, and the worst 3 scores were for taste, chewing, and swallowing. The mean UW-QoL composite score was 73.4. Swallowing was considered to be the most important issue within the previous 7 days, followed by chewing and speech. Those patients who had undergone wider excision had poorer speech.
CONCLUSIONS: A significant effect was found on the QoL of patients with oral cancer who had undergone resection of the tongue and floor of the mouth with pectoralis major flap reconstruction.
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