Long-term functional outcomes and quality of life after oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction in patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer

Abstract

Sixty-four patients were included in the study. VHI-10 mean score was 11.2 ± 9 and its predictive factors were T stage (p = 0.005) and tumor involvement of the tongue base (p = 0.01). The mean DOSS score was 4 ± 0.8. Age (p = 0.008), gender (p = 0.04), and radiotherapy (p = 0.001) were the main predictive factors of the DOSS score.