Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Alexandre Fogaça Cristante

Publications

• Research Article
  Progressive Camptocormia and Dropped Head Syndrome Induced By Chemoradiotherapy for Base of Tongue Carcinoma. Case Report
  Author(s): Allan Hiroshi de Araujo Ono, Flavio Gerardo Benites Zelada, Douglas Kenji Narazaki, Willian Gemio Jacobsen Teixeira, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante and Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa Barros FilhoAllan Hiroshi de Araujo Ono, Flavio Gerardo Benites Zelada, Douglas Kenji Narazaki, Willian Gemio Jacobsen Teixeira, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante and Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa Barros Filho
  
  Background: Camptocormia (bent spine syndrome) is an acquired postural disease characterized by forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine. Dropped head syndrome is characterized by severe weakness of the cervical paraspinal muscles, resulting in gradual sagging of the head and culminating in the classic chin-on-chest deformity. Objective: To report, for the first time, a case of dropped head syndrome and camptocormia in the same patient. Methods and results: A 68-years-old man was diagnosed with base tongue squamous cell carcinoma, surgically removed. He had local recurrence and underwent radiosensitive chemotherapy and radiotherapy (35 fractions of 70Gy). After 12 months, he developed progressive cervical extensor muscle weakness, and a flexible chin-on-chest deformity, treated with passive reduction and C3-T3 fixation. Three months later, camptocor.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000613

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