Postoperative and postradiation changes on imaging

Philip Lobert; Ashok Srinivasan; Gaurang V Shah; Suresh K Mukherji

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2012.08.009

Postoperative and postradiation changes on imaging

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Dec;45(6):1405-22. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.08.009. Epub 2012 Sep 26.

Authors

Philip Lobert¹, Ashok Srinivasan, Gaurang V Shah, Suresh K Mukherji

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

PMID: 23153755
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.08.009

Abstract

The normal appearance of the posttherapy neck after common surgical procedures and chemoradiation therapy is presented, with specific details for each surgical procedure. Subsequently, the authors emphasize the recognition of complications and disease recurrence with illustrated examples.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrophy
Combined Modality Therapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Lymphoid Tissue / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Neck / diagnostic imaging
Neck Dissection / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography
Postoperative Period
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*