Characterization of very late dysphagia after chemoradiation for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Improved prognosis for p16+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has led to efforts to mitigate long-term complications of treatment, which remains poorly defined in late survivors. Here we characterize very late dysphagia in OPSCC.Long-term review of 93 p16+ OPSCC patients treated with chemoradiation was performed. We scored videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) according to the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST)...