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When is surgical therapy for head and neck malignant epithelial tumors not indicated?

When is surgical therapy for head and neck malignant epithelial tumors not indicated? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2015) 272:513–516 DOI 10.1007/s00405-014-2895-8 EDITORIAL When is surgical therapy for head and neck malignant epithelial tumors not indicated? Carlos Suárez · Robert P. Takes · Carl E. Silver · Juan P. Rodrigo · Primož Strojan · Julia A. Woolgar · Missak Haigentz Jr. · H. Hakan Coskun · Remco de Bree · Randall P. Owen · Mohamed N. Elsheikh · Ashok R. Shaha · Alessandra Rinaldo · Alfio Ferlito Received: 23 December 2013 / Accepted: 16 January 2014 / Published online: 4 February 2014 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 The choice of primary treatment of malignant tumors of the outcome weighed against the best quality of life and func- head and neck, surgical or non-surgical, depends on fac- tional outcomes after treatment. tors such as tumor type, site and locoregional extension; the In the interest of optimal patient care, we examine the presence of distant metastases; available facilities, person- reasons for recommending non-surgical therapies for cer- nel and experience of the treating center; and patient fac- tain epithelial cancers of the head and neck. Generally, the tors like comorbidity. Moreover, the choice of treatment usual indications for choice of non-surgical rather than sur- modalities is based http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Otorhinolaryngology; Neurosurgery; Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN
0937-4477
eISSN
1434-4726
DOI
10.1007/s00405-014-2895-8
pmid
24493561
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Abstract

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2015) 272:513–516 DOI 10.1007/s00405-014-2895-8 EDITORIAL When is surgical therapy for head and neck malignant epithelial tumors not indicated? Carlos Suárez · Robert P. Takes · Carl E. Silver · Juan P. Rodrigo · Primož Strojan · Julia A. Woolgar · Missak Haigentz Jr. · H. Hakan Coskun · Remco de Bree · Randall P. Owen · Mohamed N. Elsheikh · Ashok R. Shaha · Alessandra Rinaldo · Alfio Ferlito Received: 23 December 2013 / Accepted: 16 January 2014 / Published online: 4 February 2014 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 The choice of primary treatment of malignant tumors of the outcome weighed against the best quality of life and func- head and neck, surgical or non-surgical, depends on fac- tional outcomes after treatment. tors such as tumor type, site and locoregional extension; the In the interest of optimal patient care, we examine the presence of distant metastases; available facilities, person- reasons for recommending non-surgical therapies for cer- nel and experience of the treating center; and patient fac- tain epithelial cancers of the head and neck. Generally, the tors like comorbidity. Moreover, the choice of treatment usual indications for choice of non-surgical rather than sur- modalities is based

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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-LaryngologySpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 2015

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