Bilateral myositis ossificans of the masseter muscle after chemoradiotherapy and critical illness neuropathy--report of a rare entity and review of literature.
- Kruse AL University Hospital Zurich, Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Frauenklinikstr, 24 CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland. astridkruse@gmx.ch
- Dannemann C
- Grätz KW
- 2009-08-14
Published in:
- Head & neck oncology. - 2009
Adult
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Masseter Muscle
Myositis Ossificans
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Polyneuropathies
Trismus
English
Myositis ossificans in the head and neck is a rare heterotropic bone formation within a muscle. Besides fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, traumatic and neurogenic forms are described in the literature. We are presenting the case of a 35-year-old female patient with a very rare form of MO of both masseter muscles after 4 weeks of intensive care because of complications (critical illness neuropathy) after chemotherapy. Therefore, special attention should be paid to surgical trauma. As in the present case, radiotherapy, long-time intubation with immobilization and critical myopathy and neuropathy can cause MO with severe problems, such as trismus and reduced mouth hygiene, which can lead to reduced quality of life.
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- English
- Open access status
- green
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- DOI 10.1186/1758-3284-1-30
- PMID 19674466
- Persistent URL
- https://roar.hep-bejune.ch/global/documents/280314
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