TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia in head-and-neck cancer patients
T2 - successes and barriers
AU - Vissink, Arjan
AU - Mitchell, James B.
AU - Baum, Bruce J.
AU - Limesand, Kirsten H.
AU - Jensen, Siri Beier
AU - Fox, Philip C.
AU - Elting, Linda S.
AU - Langendijk, Johannes A.
AU - Coppes, Robert P.
AU - Reyland, Mary E.
PY - 2010/11/4
Y1 - 2010/11/4
N2 - The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head-and-neck region is hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This review addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and issues contributing to the clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia. These include ways to (1) prevent or minimize radiation injury of salivary gland tissue, (2) manage radiation-induced hyposalivation and xerostomia, and (3) restore the function of salivary gland tissue damaged by radiotherapy.
AB - The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head-and-neck region is hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This review addresses the pathophysiology underlying irradiation damage to salivary gland tissue, the consequences of radiation injury, and issues contributing to the clinical management of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia. These include ways to (1) prevent or minimize radiation injury of salivary gland tissue, (2) manage radiation-induced hyposalivation and xerostomia, and (3) restore the function of salivary gland tissue damaged by radiotherapy.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.052
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.052
M3 - Review
C2 - 20970030
SN - 0360-3016
VL - 78
SP - 983
EP - 991
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
IS - 4
ER -