239P Prospective evaluation of difference in patient-reported swallowing outcomes and quality of life of tongue vs bucco-alveolar complex cancers treated with ablative surgery

Abstract

Oral cancer surgery includes radical resections of the mandible and tongue, affecting the functional swallowing outcomes. However, risk factors and swallowing outcomes are not the same for all subsites of oral cancer. The present study aimed to assess the difference in patient-reported swallowing function and quality of life after primary surgical resection in tongue vs bucco- alveolar complex (BAC) malignancies.