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

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 f...

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Main Authors: Prepageran, Narayanan, Rajagopalan, Raman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2005
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24591/1/Laryngeal_Fibrosis.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/24591/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2005/v60n3/Laryngeal_Fibrosis.pdf
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