Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout
Radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies can result in late complications. Here, we report a patient with a rare vascular complication caused by radiation-induced ulcer of the head and neck region. The clinical presentation, its diagnosis, treatment and outcome are discussed.
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| author | Adrian J.H. Koh Raymond W.M. Ng Raymand Lee Wai Man Lui |
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| description | Radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies can result in late complications. Here, we report a patient with a rare vascular complication caused by radiation-induced ulcer of the head and neck region. The clinical presentation, its diagnosis, treatment and outcome are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d01a1d94f3d14aa389072eaf8f23bb712022-12-22T03:18:14ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842007-07-0130323023210.1016/S1015-9584(08)60029-9Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery BlowoutAdrian J.H. Koh0Raymond W.M. Ng1Raymand Lee2Wai Man Lui3Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, SingaporeDepartment of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, SingaporeDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, SingaporeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, SingaporeRadiotherapy for head and neck malignancies can result in late complications. Here, we report a patient with a rare vascular complication caused by radiation-induced ulcer of the head and neck region. The clinical presentation, its diagnosis, treatment and outcome are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600299headneckradiationulcer |
| spellingShingle | Adrian J.H. Koh Raymond W.M. Ng Raymand Lee Wai Man Lui Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout Asian Journal of Surgery head neck radiation ulcer |
| title | Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout |
| title_full | Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout |
| title_fullStr | Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout |
| title_short | Radiation Ulcers of the Neck Should Not be Neglected: A Case of Vertebral Artery Blowout |
| title_sort | radiation ulcers of the neck should not be neglected a case of vertebral artery blowout |
| topic | head neck radiation ulcer |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600299 |
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