Nowadays, a substantial number of head and neck cancer patients are treated by organ-preserving chemoradiation (CRT), with a possible increased risk of complications after planned or salvage neck dissections. We try to determine the risk pattern of surgical site complications (SSC) post-CRT.
Keywords: Chemoradiotherapy; Complication; Lymph node metastasis; Multimodality treatment; Neck dissection; Organ preservation therapy; Planned neck dissection; Salvage therapy; Surgical site infection; Systematic review.
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