l Epiglottic Fibrosis as a Late Complication of Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Alkan Z., Edizer D. T., Yigit O., Huq G. E.

ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL, sa.2, ss.117-119, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/imj.2013.31
  • Dergi Adı: ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-119
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Radiotherapy is a widely used treatment for most head and neck neoplasms either as an adjuvant or primary therapy. However, it has many complications that can be classified as early or late. Late complications may manifest many years, sometimes decades, after the completion of radiotherapy. The addition of chemotherapy to the radiotherapy contributes to the development of more severe complications. We present a case of severe dyspnea and dysphagia 26 years after treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.