Observation on the changes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients′ olfactory before and after radiotherapy
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1781.2001.02.004
- VernacularTitle:放疗对鼻咽癌患者嗅觉的影响
- Author:
Qianhui QIU
;
Shaohua CHEN
;
Cuiyuan MENG
;
Fengying LIAO
;
Xiaoming HUANG
;
Tianying LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2001;(2):57-58
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:Detecting nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) patients′olfactory before and after radiotherapy for investigating the infection of radiotherapy on these patients′olfactory.Method:100 NPC patients′olfactory were detected before the start of radiotherapy and after the termination of therapy in 3,6,12,24 and 36 months.Result:Patients′smell acuity decreased sharply 3 months after therapy,but varying degrees of recovery were noted in 6 and 12 months. However their smell acuity became worse in the following time.Conclusion:NPC patients′smell acuity can be profoundly affected by radiotherapy.And after radiotherapy, their smell acuity will decrease wave-likely and cannot fully recover.
