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ArticleCureus2025

Post-Radiotherapy Carotid Stenosis in a Patient With Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report.

Imran Ali Reshi, Irshad Rashid, Kirtan Soni, Linda A Mbah, Preeti Yadav, Jeffrin John Varghese, Mansi Singh

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Imran Ali ReshiInternal Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar, Srinagar, IND.
Irshad RashidInternal Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar, Srinagar, IND.
Kirtan SoniInternal Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College, Gandhinagar, IND.
Linda A MbahPrimary Care, Veterans Affairs, Fort Wayne, USA.
Preeti YadavGeneral Physician, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, IND.
Jeffrin John VargheseInternal Medicine, Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, IND.
Mansi SinghMedicine, O. O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, UKR.

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Abstract

This case report presents a 68-year-old female with a complex medical history including metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary site, treated with excisional biopsy and definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT), and surgically treated stage 0 cervical cancer. The clinical course includes comprehensive treatment for squamous cell carcinoma involving the lymph nodes of the head and neck region, including chemoradiotherapy and concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy. The patient displayed the presentation of severe proximal right internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, picked up during a carotid duplex examination. Diagnostic findings reveal new severe proximal right ICA stenosis compared to prior assessments. This case highlights the importance of continued monitoring of long-term vascular complications post-management of patients who have undergone chemoradiation.

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cervix cancerchemoradiotherapyinternal carotid artery stenosismetastatic squamous cell carcinomavascular complications

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PMID40777699
PMCPMC12331199

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