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Unilateral vocal cord paralysis in squamous cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Yusef A. Syed ,
Sung Jun Ma  and
Jorge Gomez
Yusef A. Syed
Affiliation:
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA Department of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
Sung Jun Ma
Affiliation:
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA Department of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
Jorge Gomez*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
*
Correspondence to: Jorge Gomez, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14623, USA, Tel: 716 845 1180. Fax: 716 845 7616. E-mail: Jorge.Gomez@RoswellPark.org
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Abstract

Aim

We report a unique presentation of a late side effect associated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) of the lung.

Summary

The case of a 65-year-old male who developed left-sided vocal cord paralysis after two courses of SBRT for squamous cell lung carcinoma is presented. The patient developed this late toxicity 15 months after his second treatment, which was to address a recurrence in the perihilar region of the left upper lobe.

Keywords

laryngeal nervesingle fractionstereotactic body radiation therapytoxicityvocal cord paralysis
Type
Case Study
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 405 - 407
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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