Publication: Assessment of Oral Mucositis among Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: An Audit
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Date
2019
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Radiation-induced oral mucositis is one of the major ionizing radiation toxicities and
normal tissue injuries resulting from radiotherapy. It occurs in up to 80% of head
and neck cancer irradiated patients, reaching up to 100% in patients with altered
fractionation.
Objective
To assess the grade of Radiation induced oral mucositis as per World Health
Organization grading system among post-radiotherapy patients of Head and Neck
cancer.
Method
World Health Organization grading for oral mucositis was done in patients reporting
to Department of Radiation oncology for radiotherapy at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer
Hospital, Bharatpur. A total of 71 patients in 1 month duration were included.
Result
Grade 2 mucositis was most common, 52.11% followed by grade 1 (22.5%), grade
3 (18.3%) and grade 4 (7.04%). There were no post-radiotherapy patients who
presented without mucositis.
Conclusion
Radiation induced oral mucositis is a common adverse reaction of radiotherapy. With
increase in dose and duration of radiotherapy, grade of mucositis was increasing.
KEY WORDS
Head and neck cancer, Mucositis, Radiotherapy
Description
Luitel A, Rimal J, Maharjan IK, Regmee P
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
College of Dental Surgery
BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
Keywords
Head and neck cancer, Mucositis, Radiotherapy