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== Management == | == Management == | ||
=== Oral cavity cancer === | |||
Management includes surgical removal, sometimes with adjuvant radiotherapy. Postoperative radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy is indicated if high-risk features are present | Management includes surgical removal, sometimes with adjuvant radiotherapy. Postoperative radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy is indicated if high-risk features are present | ||
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Before radiotherapy of the oral cavity, dental care is essential. Dental infections can act as a source of inflammation after radiotherapy. | Before radiotherapy of the oral cavity, dental care is essential. Dental infections can act as a source of inflammation after radiotherapy. | ||
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<noinclude> | === Oropharyngeal cancer === | ||
Oropharyngeal cancer is moderately radiosensitive. For this reason, radiochemotherapy is the preferred modality, but surgery is an option. | |||
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[[Category:Ear, nose, throat (ENT)]] | [[Category:Ear, nose, throat (ENT)]] | ||
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