Cancer and Laryngect. part 3

Question 1

give some other types of cancers

Answer 1

(5)
tongue 
floor of mouth
mandible
maxilla
palate

Question 2

what are the treatments for H & N cancers?

Answer 2

Radiation
chemotherapy
surgery

Question 3

Effects of radiation tx

Answer 3

(9)
xerostomia
Inflammation (mucositis)
pain
fibrosis
alopecia
reduced taste
anorexia
decreased tonge/jaw rom
reduced pharyngeal constriction

Question 4

partial laryngectomy

Answer 4

5

• subtotal laryngectomy
• supracricoid laryngectomy
• cordectomy
• supraglottic laryngectomy

hemilaryngectomy

Question 5

what could also be taken out

Answer 5

7
total/partial glossectomy
neck re/dissection 
total/partial mandibulotomy
cricohyoidopexy
cricopharyngeal myotomy
permanent tracheostomy