CharacteristicsofSwallowingAccordingtoCancers Woo,Hee-Soon*,M.A.,O.T.,Kim,Sun-Young**,B.H.Sc.,O.T. *Dept.ofOccupationalTherapy,WoosongUniversity **Dept.ofOccupationalTherapy,NationalCancerCenter Objective:Videofluoroscopyswallowingstudieswasobtainedfrom thepatientswhorequestedfordiagnosingortreatmentinNationalCancerCenterPhysicalandRehabilitationClinic. Dysphagiainducedcancer andprocessingstagewereclassifiedandcharacteristicsofswallowingwereobserved. Methods:Thechartswerereviewed in 67patientswhohadvideofluoroscopicswallowing studiesand esophagealcancer,lungcancer,headandneckcancer,andotherswereclassified.Frequency ofsymptoms ofdysphagiausingScaleandASHA NOMSwereperformedbySPSS12.0Windowsversion. Results:Noaspirationwasdiscoveredfrom 18outof67patientsandaspirationwasdiscoveredintherest of49patientswithatleastoneconcentration. Conclusion:Oralandpharynxdysphagiawereoccurredinvariouscancerandthismayleadtoaspiration pneumoniaanddeath.Thus,activeandobjectivediagnoseandstructuredtherapyshouldbefollowed. Keywords:Cancer,Dysphagia,Videofluoroscopicswallowingstudie |