A Retrospective Study of G-Tube Use in Japanese Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Akihiro Homma; Hiromitsu Hatakeyama; Takatsugu Mizumachi; Satoshi Kano; Tomohiro Sakashita; Rinnosuke Kuramoto; Yuji Nakamaru; Rikiya Onimaru; Kazuhiko Tsuchiya; Daisuke Yoshida; Koichi Yasuda; Hiroki Shirato; Satoshi Fukuda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161734

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A Retrospective Study of G-Tube Use in Japanese Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Akihiro Homma ,

* E-mail: ak-homma@med.hokudai.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hiromitsu Hatakeyama,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Takatsugu Mizumachi,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Satoshi Kano,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Tomohiro Sakashita,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Rinnosuke Kuramoto,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Yuji Nakamaru,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Rikiya Onimaru,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Kazuhiko Tsuchiya,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Daisuke Yoshida,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Koichi Yasuda,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hiroki Shirato,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Satoshi Fukuda

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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A Retrospective Study of G-Tube Use in Japanese Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Akihiro Homma,
Hiromitsu Hatakeyama,
Takatsugu Mizumachi,
Satoshi Kano,
Tomohiro Sakashita,
Rinnosuke Kuramoto,
Yuji Nakamaru,
Rikiya Onimaru,
Kazuhiko Tsuchiya,
Daisuke Yoshida

Published: August 24, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161734

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