Neck stiffness and its correlation with dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

Junki Ono; Hideaki Nishi; Sumie Takashima; Shuntaro Soejima; Ryo Toya; Yoshihiko Kumai

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2025.10.011

November 19, 2025Auris Nasus LarynxOpen Access

Neck stiffness and its correlation with dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

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Key Points

This research aims to explore the relationship between neck stiffness and dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.
Observed changes in neck stiffness using SWE after radiotherapy.
Assessed dysphagia severity in patients post-treatment.
Analyzed association between neck stiffness and dysphagia outcomes.
Significant increase in neck stiffness was noted following radiotherapy.
Greater reduction in LED correlated with higher incidence of post-RT dysphagia.
Impaired LE function is suggested to contribute to dysphagia development.

Implication

Observational study shows increased dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients post-radiotherapy, implying neck stiffness may contribute.

Abstract

SWE demonstrated a significant increase in neck stiffness following radiotherapy. Moreover, a greater reduction in LED was significantly associated with post-RT dysphagia, suggesting that impaired LE function may contribute to its development.

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Ono et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Neck stiffness and its correlation with dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

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Neck stiffness and its correlation with dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

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Discussion

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