Markman RL, Concei‹o-Vasconcelos KGM, Brand‹o TB, Prado-Ribeiro AC, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA. Calcified carotid artery atheromas on panoramic radiographs of head and neck cancer patients before and after radiotherapy. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2017 Mar 1;22 (2):e153-8. 

 

 

doi:10.4317/medoral.21436

http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.4317/medoral.21436

 

 

1. Duvvuri U, Myers JN. Cancer of the head and neck is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Curr Probl Surg. 2009;46:114-7.
https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpsurg.2008.10.002

 

2. Matsumoto M, Natsugoe S, Okumura H, Ishigami S, Takatori H, Nakashima H, et al. Clinicopathological and biological characteristics of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with head and neck cancer. Oncology. 2004;67:98-102.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000080994

 

3. Shah JP, Gil Z. Current concepts in management of oral cancer – Surgery. Oral Oncol. 2009;45:394-401.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.05.017

 

4. Huber MA, Terezhalmy GT. The head and neck radiation oncology patient. Quintessence Int. 2003;34:693-717.

 

5. Critchlow SB, Morgan C, Leung T. The oral health status of pre-treatment head and neck cancer patients. Br Dent J. 2014;216:1-5.
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1246

 

6. Brennan MT, Woo S, Lockhart PB. Dental Treatment Planning and Management in the Patient Who Has Cancer. Dent Clin North Am. 2008;52:19-37.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cden.2007.10.003

 

7. Friedlander AH. Panoramic radiography: the differential diagnosis of carotid artery atheromas. Spec Care Dentist. 1995;15:223-7.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.1995.tb00522.x

 

8. Garay I, Duque Netto H, Olate S. Soft tissue calcified in mandibular angle area observed by means of panoramic radiography. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014;7:51-6.

 

9. Freymiller EG, Sung EC, Friedlander AH. Detection of radiation-induced cervical atheromas by panoramic radiography. Oral Oncol. 2000;36:175-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1368-8375(99)00072-X

 

10. Lam WW, Leung SF, So NM, Wong KS, Liu KH, Ku PK, et al. Incidence of carotid stenosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after radiotherapy. Cancer. 2001;92:2357-63.
https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(20011101)92:9<2357::AID-CNCR1583>3.0.CO;2-K

 

11. Abayomi OK. Neck irradiation, carotid injury and its consequences. Oral Oncol. 2004;40:872-8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2003.12.005

 

12. Tarantino N, Santoro F, Ferraretti A, Di Biase M, Brunetti ND. Radiation induced atherosclerotic plaque on descending thoracic aorta. Int J Cardiol. 2015;179:34-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.056

 

13. Ross R. Atherosclerosis - An inflammatory disease. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:115-26.
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199901143400207

 

14. Libby P. Inflammation in atherosclerosis. Nature. 2002;420:868-74.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01323

 

15. Hoving S, Heeneman S, Gijbels MJJ, Te Poele JAM, Russel NS, Daemen MJAP, et al. Single-dose and fractionated irradiation promote initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and induce an inflammatory plaque phenotype in ApoE(-/-) mice. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys. 2008;71:848-57.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.031

 

16. Wilbers J, Dorresteijn LD, Haast R, Hoebers FJ, Kaanders JH, Boogerd W, et al. Progression of carotid intima media thickness after radiotherapy: A long-term prospective cohort study. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2014;113:359-63.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2014.10.012

 

17. Friedlander AH, Freymiller EG. Detection of radiation-accelerated atherosclerosis of the carotid artery by panoramic radiography. A new opportunity for dentists. J Am Dent Assoc. 2003;134:1361-5.
https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0052

 

18. Friedlander AH, Tajima T, Garret NR. Panoramic Radiographs of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Are Often Evidence of Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Lesions: A Sign of High-Risc Comorbid Illness. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012;70:1096-101.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2011.05.020

 

19. Strenja-Linić I, Vojniković B, Caljkusić-Mance T, Tićac R, Bonifacić D, Kovacević D. Focused high risk--population screening for carotid stenosis and retinal microangiopathia after radiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma. Coll Antropol. 2010;34 Suppl 2:49-52.

 

20. Toprak U, Aytas I, Ustuner E, Habiboglu R, Aslan N, Pasaoglu E, et al. Sonographic assessment of acute changes in plaque size and ecogenicity and in intima-media thickness of carotid arteries after neck radiation therapy. J Clinical Ultrasound. 2012;40:566-71.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.21971

 

21. Bashar K, Healy D, Clarke-Moloney M, Burke P, Kavanagh E, Walsh SR. Effects of neck radiation therapy on extra-cranial carotid arteries atherosclerosis disease prevalence: systematic review and a meta-analysis. Plos One. 2014;9:1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110389

 

22. Friedlander AH, August M. The role of panoramic radiography in determining an increased risk of cervical atheromas in patients treated with therapeutic irradiation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1998;85:339-44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90020-8

 

23. Kumagai M, Yamagishi T, Fukui N, Chiba M. Carotid artery calcification seen on panoramic dental radiographs in the Asian population in Japan. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2007;36:92-6.
https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr/79378783

 

24. Lee JY, Antoniazzi MCC, Perozini C, Ruivo GF, Pallos D. Prevalence of CAC in patients with chronic renal disease identified by panoramic radiography. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014;118:612-8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2014.08.004

 

25. Bayer S, Helfgen EH, Bšs C, Kraus D, Enkling N, Mues S. Prevalence of findings compatible with carotid artery calcifications on dental panoramic radiographs. Clin Oral Invest. 2011;15:563-9.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-010-0418-6

 

26. Syrigos KN, Karachalios D, Karapanagiotou EM, Nutting CM, Manolopoulos L, Harrington KJ. Head and neck cancer in the elderly: An overview on the treatment modalities. Cancer Treat Rev. 2009;35:237-45.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2008.11.002

 

27. VŠisŠnen JA, SyrjŠlŠ AMH, Pesonen PRO, Pukkila MJ, Koivunen PT, Alho OP. Characteristics and medical-care-seeking of head and neck cancer patients: A population-based cross sectional survey. Oral Oncol. 2014;50:740-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.04.009

 

28. Johansson E, Ahlqvist J, Garoff M, JŠghagen EL, Meimermondt A, Wester P. Carotid calcifications on panoramic radiographs: A 5-year follow-up study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2015;120:513-20.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2015.06.026

 

29. Friedlander AH, Cohen SN. Panoramic radiographic atheromas portent adverse vascular events. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007;103:830-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.07.016