Oral findings during follow-up of nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treatment: A case report

Autor: Yuhei Miyasaka, Hidemasa Kawamura, Kazuaki Chikamatsu, Satoshi Yokoo, Hiro Sato, Atsushi Musha, Tatsuya Ohno, Nobuteru Kubo, Yukihiro Takayasu, Naoko Okano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 9 (2021)
ISSN: 2050-313X
Popis: A 50-year-old woman with a long history of nasopharyngeal cancer (T2N2M0, squamous cell carcinoma) underwent chemoradiotherapy and surgery. In the past, to prevent tumor recurrence or metastasis, she underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy or neck dissection. However, during a follow-up 10 years after the surgery, intense F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was detected in the oral area (SUVmax 6.0). A biopsy of the area with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake revealed pathological inflammation. Radiography showed the presence of a wisdom tooth, located at the F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation site, and pericoronitis of this tooth was detected. Our findings indicate the importance of considering the effect of inflammatory conditions, such as periodontal disease, in using F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography during follow-up after head and neck cancer treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE