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Delayed complication of radiotherapy: laryngeal fibrosis and bilateral vocal cord immobility

Prepageran N 1 , Raman R 2

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  • 1 N Prepageran, FRCS. Department of Otolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 R Raman, MS. Department of Otolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2005 Aug;60(3):377-8.
PMID: 16379198

Abstract

Radiotherapy is the accepted treatment for early laryngeal carcinomas with the advantage of voice preservation. It is however, not without complications. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord immobility 15 years after radiotherapy. This appears to be due to ankylosis of cricoarytenoid joint and fibrosis of the larynx.

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