Patient- and treatment-related risk factors associated with neck muscle spasm in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Patient- and treatment-related risk factors associated with neck muscle spasm in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Abstract Background To evaluate the incidence of neck muscle spasm in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients that received intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and to analyse the patient- and treatment-related risk factors associated with neck muscle spasm. Methods A sample of 152 IMRT-treated,...

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Main Authors: Lu-Lu Zhang, Guan-Qun Zhou, Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Jun He, Jia-Xiang Li, Ling-Long Tang, Yan-Ping Mao, Ai-Hua Lin, Jun Ma, Ying Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Neck muscle spasm
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Dose tolerance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3780-9

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