Abstract | UNLABELLED: PATIENTS AND METHODS: A single-center pilot study was run from January 2007 to July 2008, respecting the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients in complete remission from head-and-neck cancer with post-radiosurgical neck contracture impairing neck motion were included. Pain and functional impairment were assessed on a neck-function disability scale before and 1 month after botulinum toxin injection. Efficacy duration was measured. Complications at the injection site or related to drug diffusion were investigated. RESULTS: Nine consecutive patients (six male, three female; mean age, 61 years [range, 52-73 years]) were included. In six patients, the sternocleidomastoid muscle was injected and the muscular pedicle of a pectoralis major flap in three. Mean cervical disability score fell significantly from 33 to 23 (P=0.01). There were no complications. Efficacy was seen at a mean 6 days, and analgesia and muscle relaxation lasted for a mean 19 days. CONCLUSION: In post-radiosurgical neck contracture, botulinum toxin injection is a simple and easy procedure able to improve neck motion and reduce neck pain in head-and-neck cancer patients. A phase-II prospective study to determine injection sites and dosage should help bear out these preliminary findings.
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Authors | C-A Bach, I Wagner, X Lachiver, B Baujat, F Chabolle |
Journal | European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases
(Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis)
Vol. 129
Issue 1
Pg. 6-10
(Feb 2012)
ISSN: 1879-730X [Electronic] France |
PMID | 22104582
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Neuromuscular Agents
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
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Topics |
- Aged
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
(therapeutic use)
- Contracture
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
(radiotherapy, surgery)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neuromuscular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Pilot Projects
- Postoperative Complications
(drug therapy)
- Radiation Injuries
(drug therapy)
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