Cervical radiation for head and neck cancer has been associated with an increased incidence of carotid arterial stenosis. Modern radiation therapy delivers higher doses with increasing long-term survival. In our study 50 patients with head and neck malignancies treated with radiotherapy are analized with colour Doppler ultrasonographic scanning of the carotid arteries. These patients were compared with a population of asymptomatic historical controls (40) These findings suggest that radiation has an adverse effect on large vessels. Colour Doppler follow-up may be indicated for patients receiving head and neck radiation therapy.
The role of radiotherapy in the carotid stenosis / Simonetti, Giovanni; Pampana, Enrico; Di Poce, Isabel; Orsini, Augusto; Pugliese, Federico; Izzo, Sara; Basso, Luigi; Nicolanti, Virgilio; AL MANSOUR, Monir; DI CELLO, Pierfrancesco; Izzo, Luciano. - In: ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA. - ISSN 2239-253X. - STAMPA. - 85:6(2014), p. 533-6.
The role of radiotherapy in the carotid stenosis
SIMONETTI, Giovanni;PUGLIESE, FEDERICO;IZZO, SARA;BASSO, Luigi;NICOLANTI, Virgilio;AL MANSOUR, Monir;DI CELLO, PIERFRANCESCO;IZZO, Luciano
2014
Abstract
Cervical radiation for head and neck cancer has been associated with an increased incidence of carotid arterial stenosis. Modern radiation therapy delivers higher doses with increasing long-term survival. In our study 50 patients with head and neck malignancies treated with radiotherapy are analized with colour Doppler ultrasonographic scanning of the carotid arteries. These patients were compared with a population of asymptomatic historical controls (40) These findings suggest that radiation has an adverse effect on large vessels. Colour Doppler follow-up may be indicated for patients receiving head and neck radiation therapy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
