Prevention and early management of carotid blowout syndrome for patients receiving head and neck salvage boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)

• Main Authors: Tien-Li Lan (Author), Feng-Chi Chang (Author), Chun-Wei Wang (Author), Kazuyo Igawa (Author), Szu-Hsien Wu (Author), Wen-Liang Lo (Author), Yi-Wei Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: The incidence rate of oral and pharyngeal cancers in Taiwan has increased gradually over the past few decades. The standard treatment strategy for oral and pharyngeal cancers includes surgery or radiotherapy, with concurrent chemotherapy in certain types of tumors. Unfortunately,...