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Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2001; 39(2): 121-126 Abstract |
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Postirradiation
Morbidity in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Nazofarinks
Kanserli Hastalarda Radyoterapi Sonrası Kulak Burun Boğaz Morbiditesi |
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| Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, radiotherapy, side effects |
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has some unique features among the other head and neck malignancies because of different etiologic factors, diagnostic problems during presentation and high response rate to radiation therapy, it may cause some side effects, which influence the patients' quality of life. We investigated the extent of these influences on 20 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases, who were treated at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, between 1979 and 1997. Previous studies in the literature were focusing on nasal mucosal problems. Among the side effects reported, dry mouth was the most important one, while fluctuating hearing loss due to eustachian tube dysfunction, hypophyseal dysfunction, trismus and dental problems were other major side effects. Presenting their dmographic features we also investigated these common side effects by evaluating severity of dry mouth, maximal mouth opening, tooth losses, amount of nasopharyngeal crusting, rhinomanometry and tympanometry findings. |
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| Accepted after revision: November 8, 2000 | |||
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Fatih Öktem, MD İ.Ü: Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi KBB ve Baş-Boyun Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı K.M.Paşa 34303 İstanbul - Türkiye, Phone: (0212) 588 48 00 / 1519 e-mail: oktem@hotmail.com
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Türk Otolarengoloji Arşivi / Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology |
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Copyright © 2002-2005 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
