Case of three delayed complications of radiotherapy: bilateral vocal cord immobility, esophageal obstruction and ruptured pseudoaneurysm of carotid artery.
We report the first case of three delayed complications following irradiation for laryngeal carcinoma: bilateral vocal cord immobility, obstruction of esophagus and spontaneously ruptured pseudoaneurysm of common carotid artery. Medial fixation of bilateral vocal cords and stenosis of cervical esophagus were noted at 28 years after radiotherapy. Spontaneous rupture of a pseudoaneurysm bulging into the hypopharynx and obstruction of the esophagus occurred at 35 years after irradiation. The life-threatening hemorrhage was successfully treated by microcoil embolization of the common carotid artery. The relationship between these complications and irradiation is also discussed.
Maruyama
Yumiko
Y
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurobe City Hospital, 1108-1 Mikkaichi, Kurobe, Toyama 938-8502, Japan. maruyama@med.kurobe.toyama.jp
Arai
Kazunori
K
Hoshida
Shigeru
S
Yoneda
Kenzi
K
Furukawa
Mitsuru
M
Yoshizaki
Tomokazu
T
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D004724:Endoscopy; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*