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Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy
A common secondary complication of oral malignant carcinoma is metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy. The condition is typically treated surgically, with the affected cervical lymph nodes excised, followed by pharmacological treatment. However, additional complications such as asymmetry of facial feat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9440363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36072191 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27673 |
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author | Saifee, Sakina S Patil, Shubhangi P Thorat, Rupali B Lalwani, Shivani S Lakkadsha, Tasneem M |
author_facet | Saifee, Sakina S Patil, Shubhangi P Thorat, Rupali B Lalwani, Shivani S Lakkadsha, Tasneem M |
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description | A common secondary complication of oral malignant carcinoma is metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy. The condition is typically treated surgically, with the affected cervical lymph nodes excised, followed by pharmacological treatment. However, additional complications such as asymmetry of facial features, reduced mouth opening, adhesions in sutured tissues, and so on accompany surgical management. This case report describes a case of an adult male who underwent surgery for metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy caused by previous squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa. To address the surgical outcomes that were affecting the patient's quality of life, an integrated physiotherapy management protocol was developed and efficiently followed for three weeks. Improvements in mouth opening, tongue movement, cervical joint movement, chest movement, and the Oral Health Impact Profile quality of life questionnaire were observed at the three-week evaluation, indicating that the intended therapy was effective. |
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spelling | pubmed-94403632022-09-06 Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy Saifee, Sakina S Patil, Shubhangi P Thorat, Rupali B Lalwani, Shivani S Lakkadsha, Tasneem M Cureus Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation A common secondary complication of oral malignant carcinoma is metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy. The condition is typically treated surgically, with the affected cervical lymph nodes excised, followed by pharmacological treatment. However, additional complications such as asymmetry of facial features, reduced mouth opening, adhesions in sutured tissues, and so on accompany surgical management. This case report describes a case of an adult male who underwent surgery for metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy caused by previous squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa. To address the surgical outcomes that were affecting the patient's quality of life, an integrated physiotherapy management protocol was developed and efficiently followed for three weeks. Improvements in mouth opening, tongue movement, cervical joint movement, chest movement, and the Oral Health Impact Profile quality of life questionnaire were observed at the three-week evaluation, indicating that the intended therapy was effective. Cureus 2022-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9440363/ /pubmed/36072191 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27673 Text en Copyright © 2022, Saifee et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Saifee, Sakina S Patil, Shubhangi P Thorat, Rupali B Lalwani, Shivani S Lakkadsha, Tasneem M Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title | Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title_full | Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title_fullStr | Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title_full_unstemmed | Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title_short | Management and Prognosis of Physical Therapy for the Post-Surgical Sequelae of Metastatic Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
title_sort | management and prognosis of physical therapy for the post-surgical sequelae of metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy |
topic | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9440363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36072191 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27673 |
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