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HNO ; 60(12): 1053-9, 2012 Dec.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23202860

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Quality of life is extraordinary affected by malignant tumors of the head and neck region as functions of social interaction are disturbed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The influence of surgical treatment and postoperative radio(chemo)therapy (RCT) on the quality of life was studied in patients with head and neck cancer. Twenty patients treated with curative intention completed the questionnaires EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35 at three time points. RESULTS: In most questions, patients reported poorer quality of life after RCT compared to postoperatively. Most of these differences were not significant. However, global quality of life and overall health was significantly worse after RCT as compared to postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Both operation and postoperative RCT, lead to decreased quality of life in patients with a head and neck cancer. In comparison, RCT seems to have a more pronounced effect on the quality of life than operative therapy.


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Chemoradiotherapy/statistics & numerical data , Head and Neck Neoplasms/epidemiology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/therapy , Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data , Quality of Life , Adult , Aged , Female , Germany/epidemiology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome
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HNO ; 56(3): 301-5, 2008 Mar.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18286254

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BACKGROUND: Today, perfusion culture systems are mainly used to investigate cellular physiology and to cultivate three-dimensional tissue complexes. As a rule, these systems are relatively expensive and do not enable continuous microscopic monitoring of the growing cells. Simple and inexpensive perfusion culture systems have not been available up to now. METHODS: A novel perfusion culture system was developed in which the modular components consist of a mounting apparatus for inserting various media supply systems, microdispenser pumps, and laminar-flow culture chambers, each with a culture volume of 8 cm(3). The perfusion chambers were inoculated with human osteoblast cells from the tissue culture (5,000/cm(2)) and were perfused for 10 days after adherence of the cells (0.5 ml/min). As a control group, osteoblast-like cells were cultured in identically constructed culture chambers without medium perfusion. After 10 days, the cell counts were determined in accordance with the Coulter principle. Alkaline phosphatase was measured photometrically as a characteristic for differentiation. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, three to four times the quantity of cells were produced within 10 days in the perfusion cultures. The alkaline phosphatase values were equally high or only slightly lower, indicating that osteoblast differentiation of the cells was maintained with a higher proliferation. CONCLUSIONS: As large a number of in vitro proliferated cells as possible is a prerequisite for clinical application of tissue engineering. By continuously supplying medium, the tested perfusion culture system enables a higher rate of proliferation of osteoblast-like cells with maintenance of differentiation. Continuous microscopic monitoring of the cultures is possible using commercially available Petri dishes.


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Cell Culture Techniques/instrumentation , Microfluidics/instrumentation , Nasal Septum/cytology , Osteoblasts/cytology , Perfusion/instrumentation , Tissue Engineering/instrumentation , Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Cell Differentiation , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure Analysis , Humans , Perfusion/methods , Tissue Engineering/methods
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