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Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Over a period of 3 years, we have collected the carotid ultrasound findings of 189 post-radiotherapy (RT) nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. The patients had duplex ultrasound examination for assessment of extracranial carotid stenosis. Factors including age, sex, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes mellitus,...
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448691/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2003.0008 |
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author | Lam, W. W. M. Leung, S. F. Liu, K. H. Wong, K. S. |
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description | Over a period of 3 years, we have collected the carotid ultrasound findings of 189 post-radiotherapy (RT) nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. The patients had duplex ultrasound examination for assessment of extracranial carotid stenosis. Factors including age, sex, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking history, time lapsed after RT, symptoms of cerebrovascular disease were recorded. Association of individual factor with development of severe stenosis was assessed. Eighty-two (43%) patients developed moderate to severe stenosis of the common carotid and/or internal carotid artery. Age and time lapsed after RT were the only factors found to be associated with development of severe stenosis. When age >57 years and >12 years post-RT were used as rules to identify patients with severe stenosis, the sensitivity was 46.7%, specificity 98.2%, PPV 77.8% and NPV 95.6%. Radiation-induced carotid stenosis is a common event. If available resources do not allow routine surveillance, age and time lapsed after RT help to identify high-risk patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-44486912015-05-30 Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Lam, W. W. M. Leung, S. F. Liu, K. H. Wong, K. S. Cancer Imaging Article Over a period of 3 years, we have collected the carotid ultrasound findings of 189 post-radiotherapy (RT) nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. The patients had duplex ultrasound examination for assessment of extracranial carotid stenosis. Factors including age, sex, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking history, time lapsed after RT, symptoms of cerebrovascular disease were recorded. Association of individual factor with development of severe stenosis was assessed. Eighty-two (43%) patients developed moderate to severe stenosis of the common carotid and/or internal carotid artery. Age and time lapsed after RT were the only factors found to be associated with development of severe stenosis. When age >57 years and >12 years post-RT were used as rules to identify patients with severe stenosis, the sensitivity was 46.7%, specificity 98.2%, PPV 77.8% and NPV 95.6%. Radiation-induced carotid stenosis is a common event. If available resources do not allow routine surveillance, age and time lapsed after RT help to identify high-risk patients. BioMed Central 2015-05-05 2003 /pmc/articles/PMC4448691/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2003.0008 Text en © International Cancer Imaging Society 2003 |
spellingShingle | Article Lam, W. W. M. Leung, S. F. Liu, K. H. Wong, K. S. Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title | Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title_full | Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title_fullStr | Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title_short | Aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
title_sort | aetiological factors and imaging program for severe radiation-induced extracranial carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448691/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2003.0008 |
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