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Mandibular condyle erosion and sclerosis in pediatric patients treated with radiotherapy to the head and neck region
Author(s) -
Mercado Catherine E.,
Little Stephen B.,
Mazewski Claire,
Schwaibold Frederick P.,
Esiashvili Natia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24941
Subject(s) - medicine , sequela , radiation therapy , trismus , condyle , head and neck cancer , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , temporomandibular joint , head and neck , surgery , dentistry
Head and neck radiotherapy in children is associated with significant acute and late morbidities. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and trismus has been widely reported in patients receiving radiotherapy for sarcomas and nasopharyngeal carcinoma; however, erosion of the mandibular condyle is a rare sequela of modern radiotherapy techniques. In this report, we present three cases of erosion of the temporomandibular joint amongst pediatric patients treated with radiotherapy for distinct head, neck and brain malignancies. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014; 61:1479–1480. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.