Takashi Yurikusa

TL;DR: The cause-specific incidence and clinical risk factors for aspiration pneumonia after definitive CRT or BRT were investigated in patients with locally advanced HNC and a predictive model was constructed that may be useful for identifying patients at high risk of aspiration pneumonia.

TL;DR: A systematic oral care program alone is insufficient to decrease the incidence of severe OM in patients with HNC being treated with chemoradiotherapy, however, systematic Oral care programs may indirectly improve treatment compliance by decreasing infection risk.

TL;DR: The refinement of mandible reconstruction after tumour ablative surgery can be achieved with a prefabricated plate through the use of a calcium-sulphate 3D model, which enables more accurate, faster and simplified fabrication of reconstruction plates, thus leading to satisfactory functional and cosmetic results.

TL;DR: Although the screening tests adopted here were not sufficient to identify patients at high risk of aspiration pneumonia, perioperative interventions using a team approach might be effective in reducing the incidence of PP in elderly patients with gastric cancer.

TL;DR: Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is recommended because most patients receiving cetuximab and radiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma have Grade ≥ 3 mucositis with distinctive features.