Morphology, Volume, and Density Characteristics of the Parotid Glands before and after Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients with Head and Neck Tumors

• Main Authors: Wellington Pereira dos Santos (Author), João Pedro Perez Gomes (Author), Amanda Drumstas Nussi (Author), João Mauricio Altemani (Author), Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues dos Santos (Author), Bengt Hasseus (Author), Daniel Giglio (Author), Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva (Author), Andre Luiz Ferreira Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The multimodal approach for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) includes treatment with chemoradiation therapy (CRT). A common concern regarding CRT side effects is the occurrence of structural and physiological alterations of the salivary glands due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The aim o...