Standardization for oncologic head and neck surgery

Ohad Ronen, K. Thomas Robbins, Remco de Bree, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Dana M. Hartl, Akihiro Homma, Avi Khafif, Luiz P. Kowalski, Fernando López, Antti A. Mäkitie, Wai Tong Ng, Alessandra Rinaldo, Juan P. Rodrigo, Alvaro Sanabria, Alfio Ferlito

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Abstract

The inherent variability in performing specific surgical procedures for head and neck cancer remains a barrier for accurately assessing treatment outcomes, particularly in clinical trials. While non-surgical modalities for cancer therapeutics have evolved to become far more uniform, there remains the challenge to standardize surgery. The purpose of this review is to identify the barriers in achieving uniformity and to highlight efforts by surgical groups to standardize selected operations and nomenclature. While further improvements in standardization will remain a challenge, we must encourage surgical groups to focus on strategies that provide such a level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4663-4669
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume278
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021

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Keywords

  • Head and neck cancer
  • Quality assurance
  • Standardization
  • Surgical oncology

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