2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

Salvage Surgery

Time Window Response Evaluation

Acute effect

Late effect s

3 mos

4 wks

8 wks

End of RT

Early Salvage

Window for response evaluation, when acute inflammatory reactions subside and before long-term soft tissue damage is maximal Yom SS et al . Am.J.Clin.Oncol. 2005;28:385-92. Dilemma: early diagnostics less reliable