Otologic complications of radiation therapy
| Autor: | Arthur Katz, John V. O'Neill, Emanuel M. Skolnik |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Osteoradionecrosis Eustachian tube medicine.medical_treatment Labyrinth Diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans In patient 030223 otorhinolaryngology Ear Diseases Hearing Loss Radiation Injuries business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Pharynx Temporal Bone Retrospective cohort study Ear Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms Osteomyelitis medicine.disease Surgery Radiation therapy Otitis Media medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Middle ear business |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. 87(3) |
| Popis: | Radiation therapy has proved to be a valuable modality in the management of patients with nasopharyngeal tumors. Routine follow-up of patients in the tumor clinic of the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary appeared to indicate an increasing incidence of otologic pathology. For this reason, a retrospective study focusing on the otologic findings in patients whose radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal tumors included the external auditory canal, middle ear space, or eustachian tube was performed. The results of this study are discussed in relationship to total radiation dosage, time of survival after therapy, and pretreatment otologic status. The complications covered a spectrum from intermittent serous otitis media to osteoradionecrosis of the external auditory canal. Possible contributing factors are discussed, and preventive neasures are suggested. |
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