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Imaging of the Pharynx after Surgical Therapy

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Normal and Abnormal Swallowing

Abstract

Head and neck cancer represents approximately 4% of new cancer cases diagnosed each year in the United States. The incidence in women has risen in recent years, but there is still a pronounced male predominance, estimated at 3:1 in a recent statistical summary (1). Treatment for this debilitating disease has undergone striking evolution in the past half-century. Eradication of the primary tumor and the most common site of metastasis was initially carried out by performing total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection, often combined with pre- or postoperative radiation therapy. While this approach is successful, it is undeniably radical, and clinicians naturally sought for techniques that could preserve the laryngeal functions of swallowing and voice.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) & Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) &  (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

  2. The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director)

  3. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

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Balfe, D.M. (1991). Imaging of the Pharynx after Surgical Therapy. In: Jones, B., Donner, M.W. (eds) Normal and Abnormal Swallowing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4150-6_10

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