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SUBMITTER: Vissink A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2964345 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vissink Arjan A Mitchell James B JB Baum Bruce J BJ Limesand Kirsten H KH Jensen Siri Beier SB Fox Philip C PC Elting Linda S LS Langendijk Johannes A JA Coppes Robert P RP Reyland Mary E ME
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 20101101 4
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 radiat ...[more]