title: Hyoid osteoradionecrosis accompanied by candida infection.
abstract: Osteoradionecrosis of the hyoid bone is a rare complication of therapeutic irradiation performed for head and neck cancer. In this article, we present a 52-year-old male patient who admitted with severe odynophagia following chemo-radiotherapy administration for tonsil carcinoma. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxy-glucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed a metabolic activity in hyoid bone. The pathological findings were consistent with fungal infection and hyoid bone necrosis. Hyoid osteoradionecrosis should be kept in mind in patients with intractable dysphagia following irradiation for head and neck tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty of Selçuk University, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey. guler.aydinyavas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yavaş
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kara Gedik
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Çolpan
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Ata
authors.forename: Kayhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sarı
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009336:Necrosis; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18