Assessment of surgical treatment impact the quality of life in 57 cases of patients with giant thyroid tumor in head and neck region
作者单位：Department of Head Neck and Thyroid The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University
会议名称：《2014第六届全国甲状腺肿瘤学术大会》
会议日期：2014年
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
摘 要：Purpose:Quality of life（QOL） is an important treatment outcome for giant head and neck tumor. Our purpose of this study was to evaluate surgical treatment impact the quality of life in 57 cases of patients with giant tumor in head and neck region. Methods: The patients were divided into two groups: benign group（21 cases;36.84%） compare to malignant group（36 cases;63.16%）. QOL was assessed by the Performance status scale for head and neck cancer patients（PSS-HN） and the University of Washington Quality of Life（UW-QOL） questionnaires 12 months postoperatively before surgical treatment and at 1, 6, 12 months after operation. 57 of the 71 questionnaires（80.28%） were completed PSS-HN and UW-QOL at one or two time points during the treatment and follow-up periods. Results: QOL improved appearance in giant benign head and neck tumor, but deteriorated significantly in head and neck patient, especially in oral cavity and larynx cancer. The QOL in patients deteriorated by surgical treatment and it could be improved follow the time. Conclusions: PSS-HN, in con-junction with UW-QOL provides a valuable tool for the assessment of quality of life in giant tumor of head and neck before, during, and after treatment with surgery, which significantly influenced the patients’ QOL.