HASHIMOTO Yaichiro
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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Article types | Case report |
Language | English |
Peer review | Peer reviewed |
Title | Dropped Head Syndrome Induced by Chemoradiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Case Report. |
Journal | Formal name:Japanese journal of clinical oncology Abbreviation:Jpn J Clin Oncol ISSN code:1465-3621(Electronic)0368-2811(Linking) |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Volume, Issue, Page | 42(11),pp.1091-3 |
Author and coauthor | Hashimoto Yaichiro †, Maebayashi Katsuya , Izumi Sachiko , Motegi Atsushi , Mitsuhashi Norio |
Authorship | Lead author |
Publication date | 2012/08 |
Summary | 'Dropped head syndrome' (DHS) is characterized by severe weakness of the muscles of the back of the neck, resulting in chin-on-chest deformity. Dropped head syndrome induced by radiotherapy is very rare. We report a case of DHS following chemoradiotherapy with a total of 64.8 Gy in 36 fractions for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. |
DOI | 10.1093/jjco/hys135 |
Document No. | 22914321 |