鼻咽癌放/化疗后吞咽障碍的临床评估

目的 遴选出安全、有效、便捷的鼻咽癌放/化疗后吞咽障碍的评估方法。方法 选取在邵阳市中心医院就诊的鼻咽癌患者37例,应用吞咽X线荧光透视检查（VFSS）、进食评估问卷调查量表（EAT-10）、安德森吞咽障碍量表（MDADI）、反复唾液吞咽试验（RSST）和洼田饮水试验（WST）对入组患者进行吞咽功能的评估,筛选适合鼻咽癌放/化疗后吞咽障碍评估的方法。结果 以VFSS为金标准,进食评估EAT-10的灵敏度为83.33%,MDADI灵敏度为72.22%,RSST特异度为84.21%,但这些方法与金标准的Kappa值都小于0.2,其一致性较低。WST特异度为78.95%,Kappa值大于0.2,具有相对较好的一致性。结论 WST与VFSS的一致性相对较好,可以作为鼻咽癌放/化疗后吞咽障碍的筛查工具,其他方法也可辅助评估。     

Vestibular migraine in low- and lower-middle-income countries: A scoping review

BackgroundVestibular migraine (VM) is a common cause of dizziness that is underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and challenging to effectively treat. The prevalence, appropriate diagnostic workup, and therapies for VM in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs) remain understudied. The objective of this scoping review is to evaluate the current state of VM research in LLMICs.MethodsPubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched to execute a scoping review of VM. Keywords “vestibular diseases” and “vertigo” were used in combination with terms referring to LLMICs as defined by the World Bank. Title and abstract screening, full-text review, and data collection were conducted by two authors independently.ResultsTwenty-six studies were included in the scoping review. Most studies were cross-sectional (57.7%) or case studies/series (23.1%) and were conducted in urban settings only (92.3%). Geographic distribution of studies was skewed, with 65.4% of articles originating from India. The prevalence of VM among clinic patients ranged from 0.3% to 33.3%. VM most frequently presented as headache, nausea and vomiting, and photophobia. Radiographic imaging, audiometry, and electronystagmography/videonystagmography were the three most commonly utilized diagnostic modalities in the dizziness workup. The most studied pharmacotherapies included calcium channel blockers, followed by beta-blockers and antiepileptics. Case studies and series discussed less common VM pharmacotherapies, such as ayurvedic medicine.ConclusionsThere is a need for more VM research in LLMICs, including innovative diagnostic approaches and therapies that can improve VM care globally. Equitable partnerships between LLMIC and high-income country researchers must expand vestibular research capacity and productivity in LLMICs.     

吞咽生命质量量表联合纤维内镜下吞咽功能检查技术在鼻咽癌放化疗后吞咽障碍患者中的应用

目的 吞咽生命质量量表(SWAL-QOL)联合纤维内镜下吞咽功能检查技术(FEES)对鼻咽癌放化疗后吞咽障碍患者的吞咽功能进行评估,以了解经放化疗后的鼻咽癌患者的吞咽相关生活质量情况,并拓展二者在临床中的应用。 方法 纳入2019年9月至2020年3月在四川大学华西医院随访的经放化疗治疗的、且存在吞咽障碍的162例鼻咽癌患者为病例组,纳入健康人144例为对照组,两组均填写SWAL-QOL。并对病例组96例患者进行FEES检查,再根据渗漏/误吸量表(PAS)对其吞咽障碍严重程度进行分级。 结果 病例组SWAL-QOL中生活质量量表的总分(124.69±25.57)及吞咽症状维度得分(58.56±9.46)均明显低于对照组,且组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);生活质量量表中,除“疲劳”“睡眠”维度外,其余8个维度差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。根据PAS评分显示,无渗漏组22例(22.92%),喉渗漏组60例(62.50%),隐性误吸组14例(14.58%),分组比较:3组病例对比发现,SWAL-QOL总分及“言语交流”“进食恐惧”“疲劳”“睡眠”各维度差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。对比无渗漏组与喉渗漏组SWAL-QOL总分、吞咽症状维度评分及生活质量量表各维度的差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。对比无渗漏组和隐性误吸组,SWAL-QOL总分、进食时间、言语交流、睡眠各维度的差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),但吞咽症状及其他维度差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。对比喉渗漏组和隐性误吸组,SWAL-QOL总分,“言语交流”“睡眠”各维度差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),吞咽症状及其他维度差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。 结论 吞咽障碍对鼻咽癌放化疗后患者生活质量影响是多方面的;SWAL-QOL可联合FEES技术,并结合PAS评分对经放化疗后的鼻咽癌患者的吞咽功能进行评估及吞咽障碍严重程度分级,且PAS分级越高,其SWAL-QOL的评分越低。     

青少年鼻咽癌2例报道并文献复习

目的 探讨青少年鼻咽癌的临床诊治经验。方法 回顾性分析2例青少年鼻咽癌患者的病例资料,并结合文献进行复习,进而对该类患者发病的临床特点、诊断与治疗进行讨论。结果 本文2例患者在初诊时均被误诊,诊治过程中因其疾病特点与常见疾病不相符,但与鼻咽癌特点相似,行鼻咽部活检,最后病理报告均证实为鼻咽癌,确诊后行放疗为主的综合治疗。结论 青少年鼻咽癌患者在临床上少见,发展快,初诊时易误诊,临床医生除考虑常见病的诊断外,还需警惕鼻咽癌的可能,做到早发现、早诊断、早治疗,提高患者的生存率。     

鼻咽癌放疗后远期吞咽功能的纤维喉镜评估

目的 探讨纤维喉镜吞咽检查在鼻咽癌放疗后长期存活患者吞咽功能评估的应用价值。 方法 通过对107例鼻咽癌放疗后长期存活的患者进行纤维喉镜检查,应用咽期残留量表及食物渗透及误吸量表评估咽期残留、渗透及误吸情况。 结果 107例患者均完成纤维喉镜吞咽评估,鼻咽癌放疗后随诊时间为5~14年,平均(8.78±2.91)年,声门内收反射减弱或消失22例(20.56%),鼻咽反流及关闭不全23例(21.49%),声带活动减弱或声带麻痹50例(46.72%)。53.06%患者存在对于粥样食物严重梨状窝残留,而45.79%患者对水以及29.90%患者对粥样食物存在误吸。 结论 通过对鼻咽癌放疗后长期存活患者进行纤维喉镜吞咽评估,较多患者存在严重吞咽障碍,其中粥样食物残留及水样食物误吸较常见。     

Salvage surgery for nasopharyngeal cancer

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a special type of head and neck cancer with a widely variable geographical variation in incidence. The central location of the tumor inside the head coupled with the radiosensitivity of the tumor to radiation made radiation therapy the first choice in primary treatment of NPC. Advances in radiotherapy and chemotherapy have markedly improved the local control of NPC. Unfortunately, a small but significant number of patients still suffered from loco-regional failures that would be amenable to re-treatment. Traditional form of retreatment was to employ a second course of radiation. The efficacy of re-irradiation to treat local of regional recurrent NPC has been suboptimal. Moreover, the local tissue had already received a high dose of radiation and the second radiation could result in radiation toxicities to the local tissue, leading to significant complications.Surgical salvage, on the other hand, could spare the patients from complications of re-treatment. Due to the difficult access of the nasopharynx, various surgical approaches had been devised for nasopharyngectomy. The maxillary swing approach had the largest published experience with over 300 cases from various centers. In the recent decade, the endoscopic approach with or without robotic assistance had gained popularity for resecting small, centrally located recurrences. This minimally invasive approach further reduced the morbidity for treating locally recurrent NPC.Nodal recurrences had been a rare entity after the introduction of modern radiotherapy technique and concurrent chemotherapy. Treatment of nodal failure with second radiation has dismal results. Surgical removal of the lymph node harboring the recurrence should be in the form of a formal radical neck dissection. In cases of extensive nodal recurrence where microscopic disease may be present after a formal neck dissection, additional radiotherapy can be delivered with after-loading brachytherapy.Surgical treatment played a definitive role in salvage of loco-regional failures of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.     

鼻咽癌放疗后吞咽困难的外科治疗初探

目的探讨鼻咽癌放疗后吞咽障碍的外科治疗方式的有效性及可行性。方法选择2004～2009年我科治疗的鼻咽癌放疗后吞咽障碍的14例患者,根据其症状、体征及临床资料,对7例患者行环咽肌切断术,7例患者进行食管颈部造瘘术。结果 7例行环咽肌切断术的病例,5例有效,患者进食时间缩短,体重增加;2例无效,最后被迫接受胃造瘘手术。7例接受食管颈部造瘘术的病例,术后造瘘口稳定,术后患者生存质量明显提高。结论环咽肌切断术和食管颈部造瘘术是治疗鼻咽癌放疗后吞咽困难的有效手段,对复合脑神经损伤康复训练无效果者及时治疗可以明显改善患者的生存质量。     

鼻咽癌放疗后鼻咽部出血原因分析及治疗对策探讨

目的探讨鼻咽癌放疗后鼻咽部出血的原因及治疗对策。方法回顾性分析2012年1月—2017年12月住院的25例鼻咽癌放疗后导致鼻咽部出血患者的临床资料,治疗方法主要包括鼻咽鼻腔填塞、鼻内镜下鼻咽痂皮及坏死肉芽清创、介入治疗、低温等离子手术止血、鼻内镜下鼻咽肿瘤切除术。结果25例患者中,由鼻咽癌复发引起鼻咽出血8例,其中3例大出血死亡;5例由假性动脉瘤引起,其中3例大出血死亡,2例经介入治疗止血;11例为鼻咽放疗后痂皮及肉芽出血,其中有7例经低温等离子手术成功止血,3例经介入后止血,1例经填塞止血;1例不明原因大出血窒息死亡。结论鼻咽癌放疗后鼻咽部出血是致死率高的并发症, 其中以鼻咽癌复发及假性动脉瘤危险性最高。积极检查明确出血原因,采取有针对性的治疗措施,能够有效降低鼻咽癌放疗后出血的死亡率。     

Oropharyngeal swallowing and aging: a review

This article provides an overview of normal oropharyngeal swallowing in relation to advanced age, with specific attention to oropharyngeal movement patterns and temporospatial swallowing durations. Swallowing disorders associated with aging are addressed with specific attention to the need for application of normative data to the diagnostic process. Attention is drawn to the need for continued research on swallowing function in the normal adult if efforts to maximize functional independence in eating and swallowing in the institutionalized adult are to be realized.     

Velopharyngeal and choanal stenosis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Choanal stenosis is a well recognized late complication of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However velopharyngeal stenosis post radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare. We present here a case of bilateral choanal stenosis and velopharyngeal stenosis in a patient treated with radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A 58-year-old woman presented to our otolaryngology clinic with a one year history of nasal obstruction. She was diagnosed to have nasopharyngeal carcinoma 12 years ago for which she received radiotherapy. Clinical examination revealed bilateral choanal stenosis and velopharyngeal stenosis. Treatment of choanal stenosis and velopharyngeal stenosis is challenging due to high incidence of recurrence and patients frequently require multiple procedures. The patient underwent a transnasal endoscopic excision of velopharyngeal scar tissue and widening of posterior choana using Surgitron^®, mitomycin-C applied topically to the surgical wound and bilateral stenting under general anesthesia. The stents were kept for two weeks, and 3 years post operation velopharyngeal aperture and posterior choana remained patent. As illustrated in this case velopharyngeal stenosis can occur after radiotheraphy and should not be overlooked. Combine modality of transnasal endoscopic excision of velopharyngeal scar tissue, widening of choanal stenosis with Surgitron^® followed by the application of mitomycin-C and stenting has been shown to be an effective option.     

鼻内镜检查在鼻咽癌诊断中的应用价值

目的评价鼻内镜检查对鼻咽癌的诊断价值. 方法对耳鼻咽喉科就诊的2 300例患者施行经鼻腔鼻内镜下鼻咽部检查,连接影像工作系统记录图像文字资料,可疑病变在鼻内镜直视下取活检. 结果 28例患者经鼻内镜检查及活检病理诊断为鼻咽癌,其中25例1次活检明确诊断,3例2次活检明确诊断.鼻内镜检查前行间接鼻咽镜检查的病例中,23例发现病变,5例阴性.CT扫描病例中25例显示异常,3例阴性. 结论鼻内镜检查光亮度强,分辨率高,能早期发现鼻咽部黏膜细微病变.鼻内镜直视下取活检准确率高.该检查对鼻咽癌诊断、鼻咽癌放疗后监控和病例随访具有重要价值.     

介入化疗对鼻咽癌细胞凋亡和增殖的影响

目的：观察介入化疗对鼻咽癌细胞凋亡（ＡＰＯ）和细胞增殖的影响,并评价其疗效。方法：对１０例鼻咽癌患者经颞浅动脉逆行颈外动脉插管,选择肿瘤供血血管灌注化疗药物５－氟嘧啶、顺铂、平阳霉素及烟酰胺。分别;于化疗前、化疗后７ｄ取肿瘤组织,检测调亡细胞和增殖细胞抗原（ＰＣＮＡ）结果：介入化疗后临床缓解率为６３％。化疗后７ｄ细胞凋亡指数（ＡＩ）１．２４％,高于治疗前的０．５２％。细胞增殖指数化疗前为４２．４％     

Diagnosis and management of skull base osteoradionecrosis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnosis and management of skull base osteoradionecrosis (ORN) after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS: The general information, clinical manifestations, and treatment outcomes were retrospectively evaluated in 15 patients with skull base ORN after radiotherapy for NPC. RESULTS: The common symptoms of skull base ORN included foul odor, headache, and epistaxis. Endoscopic examination showed exposed bone or sequestration in the nasopharynx. The characteristic findings according to computed tomography included the following: bone was destroyed extensively and symmetrically or regionally; bone was exposed to the air cavity; sequestration can be observed; and small air bladder was present in the parenchyma. There were nine patients regional skull base ORN receiving surgery, two of whom died of postradiation temporal lobe necrosis and seven of whom survived for 2 to 7 years. Conservative treatments were provided to six patients, including five patients with extensive skull base ORN and one patient with regional ORN, among which three patients died of nasopharyngeal bleeding, one patient died of exhaustion, and two patients survived for 3 to 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical diagnosis of skull base ORN was based on symptoms, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopy. The final confirmation was according to pathologic examination. Surgery had the best effect. Extensive ORN accompanied by radiation brain damage or cranial nerves damage had poor prognosis. Nasopharyngeal bleeding and exhaustion were the main causes of death.     

Salvage surgery for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of salvage surgery in the treatment of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) at the primary site. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective investigation of the outcome of salvage surgery for 28 patients with recurrent NPC after definite radiation therapy. METHODS: The nasopharynx was approached anteroposteriorly by the transmaxillary approach (maxillary swing, maxillectomy) or inferior approach (midline mandibulotomy or median labiomandibular glossotomy), or laterally by modified facial translocation or transpterygoid approach; intentional ligation of the internal carotid artery was performed after establishment of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass in one patient; postoperative irradiation was given to the patients with positive pathological margins. RESULTS: Nine patients lived without disease for 20 to 93 months (mean interval, 52 mo) after surgery; among them, eight patients had T1 tumors that were resected totally by surgery via anteroposterior approaches and the other patient had postoperative irradiation to control the disease. Seven patients had local recurrence 8 to 21 months after treatment. Four patients developed distant metastases, including one patient with a T2b tumor that was totally resected through modified facial translocation approach with ligation of internal carotid artery. Eight patients died of other causes; internal carotid artery blowout was the cause of death in four of these eight patients. CONCLUSIONS: In most cases of recurrence, T1 nasopharyngeal tumors can be resected totally by anteroposterior approaches; for T2 or larger tumors, postoperative irradiation is usually necessary. Otherwise, facial translocation offers a better chance to completely resect the tumors. Internal carotid artery is better ligated if patients have received greater than 70 Gy irradiation or if the artery must be exposed during the surgery. We suggest that EC-IC bypass be used to avoid the possible complications (or cerebral ischemic stroke) caused by ligation of internal carotid artery. The transmaxillary approach is favored in the management of nasopharyngeal tumor recurrence with nasal cavity extension, and midline mandibulotomy is more suitable for resection of posterior margin of nasopharyngeal tumor recurrence. Facial translocation offers the widest operative field and is the most versatile approach for radical resection of nasopharyngeal tumor recurrence, but the surgeon should be skilled in the management of the facial nerves to reduce morbidity.     

27例鼻咽癌患者合并分泌性中耳炎的临床分析

目的探讨鼻咽癌患者放疗前后分泌性中耳炎的临床特点及治疗措施。方法回顾性分析2003年一2006年我院经治的27例鼻咽癌患者,将其放疗前、放疗后的情况进行回顾分析。21例（32耳）中耳炎患者被分为鼓膜穿刺组与鼓膜置管组。结果27例患者放疗前有14例（17耳）并发分泌性中耳炎,放疗后分泌性中耳炎的患者增至21例（32耳）,双耳发病11例,6例未发生分泌性中耳炎。鼓膜穿刺组12例（19耳）,显效率为78.9％（15／19）,1例患者发展为慢性化脓性中耳炎;置管组9例（13耳）,有5例（7耳）疗效显著,显效率为54％（7／13）,有2例患者鼓膜穿孔。MRI检查显示,21例分泌性中耳炎患者中,19例有明显咽鼓管挤压和腭帆张肌肿胀。结论MRI检查有助于鼻咽癌患者放疗前后并发分泌性中耳炎的评估;鼓膜穿刺抽吸是治疗鼻咽癌并发分泌性中耳炎的有效和实用的措施。     

鼻咽癌激光手术后放射治疗和单纯放射治疗的疗效比较

为研究鼻咽癌新的治疗手段，采用Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光对６７例鼻咽喉癌者进行激光手术及颈淋巴结清扫术再用直线加速器放射治疗（放疗），并与４２例鼻咽癌单纯放疗者作比较，观察５年存活率，发现Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光手术后放疗组５年生存率达７６．１％，而单纯疗效为４２．９％，认为：Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光手术治疗不失为鼻咽癌治疗的一种新手段。     

Dysphagia caused by ventral osteophytes of the cervical spine: clinical and radiographic findings

The purpose of our study was to demonstrate the clinical and radiographic findings in patients with dysphagia and ventral osteophytes of the cervical spine due to degeneration or as a typical feature of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH, Forestier Disease). Since 2003 we encountered 20 patients with such changes in the cervical spine causing an impairment of deglutition. A total of 12 patients had one solitary pair of osteophytes of neighboring vertebrae, 4 patients revealed two pairs and 4 patients had triple pairs of osteophytes. Thirty-two osteophytes were observed totally. A total of 14 of these arose from the right, 15 from the left side and 3 from the middle of the anterior face of the vertebra. Ten patients suffered from DISH, while ten patients revealed osteophytes as a part of a degenerative disorder of the cervical spine. The osteophytes had an average length of 19 mm maximum anterior posterior range. Most of the osteophytes (16) were found in the segments C5/6 and C6/7. Osteophytes of vertebrae C3/4/5 occurred in six cases. Only in one case C2/3 was affected. Functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) revealed an aspiration of thin liquids in seven patients with osteophytes arising from the anterior face of the vertebra C3/4/5 restricting the motility of the epiglottis, which seemed not to close the aditus laryngis. Retention of solids in the piriform sinus on the side obstructed by an osteophyte (C4/5) could also be repeatedly evidenced through FEES. In one case, a strong impairment of the voice because of an immobility of the right vocal cord due to mechanical obstruction by an osteophyte was the indication for surgical removal of the structure. Thus, the dysphagia of this patient was reduced and his voice turned to normal. The development of symptoms in patients with ventral osteophytes was very much related to the location of the structures. Moreover, the clinical symptoms were to some extent dependent on the size of the osteophytes, although there was no direct correlation between size of the structure and severity of the patient’s complaint.