TY - DATA T1 - Carotid blowout syndrome in patients treated by larynx cancer PY - 2017/12/20 AU - Carlos Miguel Chiesa Estomba AU - Frank Alberto Betances Reinoso AU - Alejandra Osorio Velasquez AU - Olalla Castro Macia AU - Maria Jesus Gonzalez Cortés AU - Jesus Araujo Nores UR - https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Carotid_blowout_syndrome_in_patients_treated_by_larynx_cancer/5720308 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5720308.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10050280 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10050289 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10050292 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10050301 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10050307 KW - Carotid KW - Blowout KW - Larynx KW - Cancer N2 - Abstract Introduction: Carotid blowout syndrome is an uncommon complication for patient treated by head and neck tumors, and related to a high mortality rate. Objective: The aim of this study was to study the risk of carotid blowout in a large cohort of patients treated only by larynx cancer. Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients older than 18 years, treated by larynx cancer who developed a carotid blowout syndrome in a tertiary academic centre. Results: 197 patients met the inclusion criteria, 192 (98.4%) were male and 5 (1.6%) were female. 6 (3%) patients developed a carotid blowout syndrome, 4 patients had a carotid blowout syndrome located in the internal carotid artery and 2 in the common carotid artery. According to the type of rupture, 3 patients suffer a type I, 2 patients a type III and 1 patient a type II. Five of those patients had previously undergone radiotherapy and all patients underwent total laryngectomy. We found a statistical correlation between open surgical procedures (p = 0.004) and radiotherapy (p = 0.023) and the development of a carotid blowout syndrome. Conclusion: Carotid blowout syndrome is an uncommon complication in patients treated by larynx tumours. According to our results, patient underwent radiotherapy and patients treated with open surgical procedures with pharyngeal opening have a major risk to develop this kind of complication. ER -