Trismus as a presenting symptom in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Enis Ozyar; Mustafa Cengiz; Murat Gurkaynak; I Lale Atahan

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2005.07.006

Trismus as a presenting symptom in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Radiother Oncol. 2005 Oct;77(1):73-6. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.07.006. Epub 2005 Sep 12.

Authors

Enis Ozyar¹, Mustafa Cengiz, Murat Gurkaynak, I Lale Atahan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. eozyar@hacettepe.edu.tr

PMID: 16154654
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.07.006

Abstract

Trismus is a more common symptom in NPC patients with young age and an indicator of advanced primary tumour. Overall response rate after treatment was 88%. Trismus recovered in majority of patients at the end of treatment and patients with complete recovery of trismus may have a better survival.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / complications*
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / drug therapy
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Trismus / etiology*