Assessment of functional disturbances and life quality of patients with parotid salivary gland cancer after combined modality treatment

The study results for 47 patients with parotid salivary gland cancer have been presented. All patients underwent parotidectomy followed by radiation therapy. Facial nerve-preserving surgery was performed to 23 patients. The assessment of restorative processes in mimic musculature innervated with facial nerve was carried out by means of electroneuromiography method. The quantitative assessment of patients' life quality was made using the International Protocol with European Organization of Cancer Research and Treatment. Organ-preserving surgeries followed by neutron therapy have been found to result no in significant disturbances of mimic musculature function, speech and nutrition in patients with parotid salivary gland cancer. It allows the period of social-labor adaptation to be shortened and life quality of patients to be improved.