Is intensity-modulated radiotherapy superior to conventional techniques to prevent late ear complications of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Ayca AntÖmer YaziciPinar AtabeyFerit Ferhat AslanArzubetul DuranSamet OzlugedikYusuf Kemal Kemaloglu

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 (2019)

IMRT was not found to be superior to 2D-RT to prevent RT-induced ear complications. The solution of the middle ear problems must be the goal of the strategies for complications treatment.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mental health
early stage
papillary thyroid
radiation therapy
high glucose
diabetic rats
squamous cell carcinoma
locally advanced
oxidative stress