Thyroid carcinoma, cataract and hearing loss in a patient after irradiation for facial hemangioma.
Thyroid carcinoma and cataract are well established complications of irradiation treatment to the head and neck region. Hearing loss is also a documented complication though less frequently reported. A rare case of a patient suffering from all three complications due to irradiation of the face by 24,000 rads for a hemangioma is reported. The pertinent literature is reviewed.
Talmi
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Dept. of Otolaryngology, Golda Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Kalmanovitch
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Zohar
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D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000601:surgery*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology