title: Hypoparathyroidism after the treatment of laryngopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: Thirty patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the laryngopharynx were treated with surgery (total laryngectomy and hemithyroidectomy) and radiotherapy. Group 1 (n = 7) patients had surgery only; Group 2 (n = 7) had radiotherapy followed by salvage surgery while Group 3 (n = 16) had surgery followed by radiotherapy. Parathyroid hormone and calcium levels were measured pre- and post-operatively and post-radiotherapy. In Group 1 no patients were hypoparathyroid. In Group 2, 29 per cent of patients preoperatively and 57 per cent post-operatively, were hypoparathyroid. In Group 3, no patients were hypoparathyroid pre-operatively, while 25 per cent were hypoparathyroid post-operatively and post-radiotherapy. Parathyroid hormone and calcium levels were averaged and compared within and between each group. There was no significant difference within each group, when comparing levels post-operatively and post-radiotherapy from those of pre-operatively. There was no significant difference in levels between each of Groups 1, 2 or 3 (p > 0.05).
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mortimore
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Thorp
authors: E L
authors: EL
authors: Nilssen
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Isaacs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013965:Thyroidectomy