Health-related quality of life of parotid carcinoma patients—a comparative study with parotid adenoma patients and assessment of the influence of demographic, treatment, and pathological factors

The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients treated for parotid carcinoma (PC) and parotid adenoma (PA). The impact of demographic, treatment, and pathological factors was analyzed within the PC group. The EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H&N35 questionnaires were completed by 45 PC patients and 46 PA patients. A number of HRQoL domains were significantly worse in the PC group than in the PA group: global health status, pain, insomnia, loss of appetite, mouth opening, swallowing problems, dry mouth, sticky saliva, problems with senses and speech, social eating, and cognitive functioning (P

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