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The paranasal sinuses before and after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a computed tomographic study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. Porter ,
S. F. Leung ,
R. Ambrose ,
H. S. Cheung  and
C. A. van Hasselt
M. J. Porter
Affiliation:
Division of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
S. F. Leung
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
R. Ambrose
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
H. S. Cheung
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
C. A. van Hasselt*
Affiliation:
Division of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
*
Address for correspondence: C. A. van Hasselt, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
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Abstract

A study comparing the pre- and post-radiotherapy computed tomographic scans of patients treated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma revealed that the incidence of major mucosal abnormality was significantly increased and approximately doubled after radiotherapy. The most significant factor predicting major mucosal abnormality after radiotherapy was the presence of tumour in the sinus before treatment. In the maxillary sinus there was significant association of major mucosal abnormality before and after radiotherapy although this was not so for the other sinuses. The mucosal changes observed were evident as early as six months after radiotherapy.

Keywords

Nasopharyngeal neoplasmscarcinomaTomographycomputerised axialParanasal sinusesRadiotherapy
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 19 - 22
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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