Screening for irradiation vasculopathy by intima-media thickness sonography in head and neck cancer patients.

Daniel StrüderS HellwigH RennauS van BonnS P SchravenR MlynskiG HildebrandtT Schuldt

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

Radiotherapists should consider the additional toxicity of high doses for non-metastatic head and neck cancer. If neck metastases require radiotherapy with boost, IMT measurement is suitable for early detection of carotid artery damage.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
squamous cell carcinoma
early stage
small cell lung cancer
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
radiation induced
locally advanced
magnetic resonance
cardiovascular disease
rectal cancer