[Post-radiation cervical myelopathy after radiotherapy of laryngeal carcinoma].
The authors report a case of postradiotherapy cervical myelopathy after treatment of laryngeal cancer. The patient aged 61 was referred to a neurological hospital department with suspected metastasis of laryngeal cancer to the spine with symptoms indicating cervical cord lesion. During observation and after imaging examinations of the cervical spine cancer recurrence was excluded. History data and imaging methods served a basis for the diagnosis of postradiation myelopathy. The authors warn against too ready diagnosis of cancer in such cases and a repetition of radiotherapy.
Oddziałlu Neurologicznego Specjalistycznego Szpitala Miejskiego Stalownik w Bielsku-Białej.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects