Medullary hemorrhagic infarction after radiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

نویسندگان

  • Jian-Ren Liu
  • Jian Huang
  • Min Zhang
  • Qi-Chun Wei
  • Ying Song
  • Jian-Zheng Huang
  • Mei-Ping Ding
  • Ping-Juan Jia
چکیده

Head and neck irradiation may lead to accelerated atherosclerosis over several years. Delayed stroke has been described after head and neck irradiation administered for a number of conditions. However, brain stem stroke has only rarely been associated with irradiation. We report a patient with medullary hemorrhagic infarction 6 years after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A 42-year-old normotensive Chinese male had rapid onset of vertigo, diplopia, ataxia, dysphagia, hypophonic dysarthria, hemiparesis, and respiratory distress. Cranial MR imaging 2 days after symptom onset showed medullary infarction, and cranial MR imaging 5 days after symptom onset showed medullary hemorrhage. He needed ventilatory support and died of bacterial pneumonia 1 month later. Other risk factors for stroke were absent. Hemorrhagic infarction in this patient was likely associated with the radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is the first choice of treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, however, it may induce fatal medullary hemorrhagic infarction.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Internal medicine

دوره 46 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007