Ozlem Ozkaya Akagunduz1, Sibel Eyigor2, Esra Kirakli3, Emin Tavlayan1, Zeynep Erdogan Cetin4, Gulsen Kara1, Mustafa Esassolak1. 1. 1 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University, Ankara Street, Izmir, Turkey. 2. 2 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. 3. 3 Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Radiation Oncology Department, Izmir, Turkey. 4. 4 Ardahan State Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ardahan, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We aimed to restore dose-volume parameters of swallowing-related structures (SRSs) by evaluating long-term swallowing dysfunctions after radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancer patients (HNCPs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Head and neck cancer patients whose pharyngeal region was involved in RT portal and treated with definitive RT/chemoradiotherapy (CRT) were included in the analyses. Patients underwent objective swallowing assessment by flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Volumes of SRSs that received 55 Gy (V55) (mean dose [Dmean]) were evaluated according to the dose-volume histograms of each patient. For every SRS, optimal dose-volume cut-off values were determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS: Fifty-five patients at a median 20 months (range, 12-26 months) after their treatments were evaluated. There was a strong negative correlation between FEES scores and dose-volume parameters of SRS ( r ⩽ -0.5, P < .0001). According to our results, middle pharyngeal constrictor (MPC) and inferior pharyngeal constrictor (IPC) had a Dmean > 57 Gy, base of tongue (BOT) Dmean > 50 Gy, supraglottic larynx (SGL) and glottic larynx (GL) Dmean > 55 Gy, and cervical esophagus (CE) Dmean > 45 Gy. MPC V55 > 70%, IPC V55 > 50%, BOT V55 > 65%, CE V55 > 40%, and SGL and GL V55 > 50% were significant predictors for dysphagia. CONCLUSION: It was found that dysphagia correlates strongly with dose-volume parameters of SRSs. IPC, SGL, and CE were found to be structures significantly associated with dysphagia.
PURPOSE: We aimed to restore dose-volume parameters of swallowing-related structures (SRSs) by evaluating long-term swallowing dysfunctions after radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancerpatients (HNCPs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Head and neck cancerpatients whose pharyngeal region was involved in RT portal and treated with definitive RT/chemoradiotherapy (CRT) were included in the analyses. Patients underwent objective swallowing assessment by flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Volumes of SRSs that received 55 Gy (V55) (mean dose [Dmean]) were evaluated according to the dose-volume histograms of each patient. For every SRS, optimal dose-volume cut-off values were determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS: Fifty-five patients at a median 20 months (range, 12-26 months) after their treatments were evaluated. There was a strong negative correlation between FEES scores and dose-volume parameters of SRS ( r ⩽ -0.5, P < .0001). According to our results, middle pharyngeal constrictor (MPC) and inferior pharyngeal constrictor (IPC) had a Dmean > 57 Gy, base of tongue (BOT) Dmean > 50 Gy, supraglottic larynx (SGL) and glottic larynx (GL) Dmean > 55 Gy, and cervical esophagus (CE) Dmean > 45 Gy. MPC V55 > 70%, IPC V55 > 50%, BOT V55 > 65%, CE V55 > 40%, and SGL and GL V55 > 50% were significant predictors for dysphagia. CONCLUSION: It was found that dysphagia correlates strongly with dose-volume parameters of SRSs. IPC, SGL, and CE were found to be structures significantly associated with dysphagia.
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FEES; dysphagia; head and neck cancer; radiation dose-volume effects; swallowing-related structures
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