Syncope from radiation-induced baroreceptor failure. BMJ Case Rep 2017 Oct 11;2017
Date
10/14/2017Pubmed ID
29025783Pubmed Central ID
PMC5652877DOI
10.1136/bcr-2017-221925Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85031325114 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
Orthostatic hypotension has a vast differential that has been previously described throughout the literature. However, baroreceptor failure as a sequela of head and neck radiation is not often recognised as an important cause of dramatic haemodynamic variability. As a result, individuals suffering from baroreceptor failure likely have been undertreated. Herein, we report a case of a patient with a history of radiation to the neck for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and resultant baroreceptor failure resulting in syncope.
Author List
Janus SE, Hirai T, Mathew V, Rabbat MAuthor
Scott E. Janus MD Staff Physician in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedCarcinoma, Squamous Cell
Humans
Hypotension, Orthostatic
Male
Pressoreceptors
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Syncope
Tongue Neoplasms
Treatment Outcome