Prevalence of carotid stenosis following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Radiation to the head and neck is a well-established risk factor for the development of carotid artery stenosis. Our objective was to identify the prevalence, incidence, and degree of carotid stenosis in patients with a history of head and neck irradiation.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Head Neck

Title: Head & neck

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-0347

ISSN (Print): 1043-3074

Publication date (Electronic): May 2020

Volume: 42

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

[2 ] Department of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.

[3 ] Department of Vascular Surgery, Naval and Veterans Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

[4 ] Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

[5 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

[6 ] Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

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DOI: 10.1002/hed.26102

PubMed ID: 32048781

SO-VID: bbe577cc-2b36-4357-b847-67ca3dd3f602

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Keywords: carotid stenosis,head and neck cancer,ionizing radiation,radiotherapy,screening

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Keywords: carotid stenosis, head and neck cancer, ionizing radiation, radiotherapy, screening

Prevalence of carotid stenosis following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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