[Lingual necrosis after neck irradiation].
Lingual necrosis is a rarely observed pathology. The authors report a case of a lingual necrosis in the follow up of an irradiation. Horton's disease is the first diagnosis to evoke facing a lingual necrosis. This pathology is also one of the radiotherapy's complication, irradiation accelerates atherosclerosis process. An early treatment of this arterial complication can be proposed by a good prepossession and a doppler-pulse supervision of neck vessels.
Hemar
P
P
Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hautepierre.
Kennel
P
P
Piller
P
P
Herman
D
D
Methlin
A
A
Conraux
C
C
D000368:Aged; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000150:complications; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D009336:Necrosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014827:Vocal Cords
Nécrose linguale après irradiation cervicale.