Exclusion criteria
dysphagia, neurological disorders, cancer, head and neck cancer, trismus, malignant disease
DYSPHAGIA, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, CANCER, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, TRISMUS, MALIGNANT DISEASE

Previous radiotherapy ± chemotherapy treatment of the head and neck regionPrevious history of head and neck cancer within 5 yearsPrior invasive malignant disease unless disease-free for at least 5 years or more, with exception of non-melanoma skin cancerNon-supraglottic or unknown primary siteClinical and radiological signs of nodal extracapsular extensionSignificant trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening ≤ 35 mm)Pre-existing dysphagia not related to the cancer or the biopsy (from neurological disorders for example)Unable or unwilling to complete Quality of Life questionnairesSerious medical comorbidities or contraindication for surgery and/or radiationPregnancy and lactation