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What Causes Hoarse Voice Post A Radiation Therapy For Vocal Cord Carcinoma?
Doctor, I had carcinoma of left vocal cord, first stage in Feb 2015 Taken radiation for 35 days at Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. For three months after radiation my voice is OK Then started becoming hoarse. Here they are saying that it is a side effect of radiation. Please advice whether it is recurrence or side effect.....whom to contact Krishna Rao
Tue, 31 Dec 2019
Hello,
* The hoarseness of voice does not indicate recurrence and it is the side effect of radiation causing fibrosis of the healing tissue.
I would suggest an MRI of the vocal cord region for best possible evaluation and further guidelines in this regard.
I would like to assist further once the report is available as per your desire and need.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
* The hoarseness of voice does not indicate recurrence and it is the side effect of radiation causing fibrosis of the healing tissue.
I would suggest an MRI of the vocal cord region for best possible evaluation and further guidelines in this regard.
I would like to assist further once the report is available as per your desire and need.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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