[Assessment of phonation in patients after oncologic surgery of the oral cavity]

E Pomatto; V Falco; E Ruchawa; A Miletto

[Assessment of phonation in patients after oncologic surgery of the oral cavity]

Minerva Chir. 1994 Jul-Aug;49(7-8):697-704.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

E Pomatto¹, V Falco, E Ruchawa, A Miletto

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Policattedra di Clinica Odontostomatologica, Università degli Studi di Torino.

PMID: 7991178

Abstract

The authors evaluated word articulation ability in 33 patients undergoing integrated (chemo-radio-surgical) treatment for carcinoma of the oral cavity. Speech was intelligible in 22 patients. Severe language distortion was observed in 11 patients.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy / adverse effects
Humans
Mouth Neoplasms / drug therapy
Mouth Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Mouth Neoplasms / surgery*
Phonation*
Speech Intelligibility*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects