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Large sternocleidomastoid haematoma after minor trauma in a postradiation neck
- Title
- Large sternocleidomastoid haematoma after minor trauma in a postradiation neck
- Authors
- Cheon, Y. J.; Kang, B. C.; Kim, H. S.
- Ewha Authors
- 강병철; 전영진; 김한수
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 강병철; 전영진; 김한수
- Issue Date
- 2012
- Journal Title
- HONG KONG JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- ISSN
- 1024-9079
- Citation
- HONG KONG JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 420 - 422
- Keywords
- Complications; computed tomography; haemorrhage; head and neck neoplasm; radiation
- Publisher
- MEDCOM LTD
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle haematoma after minor blunt injury is rare. Radiation therapy as a treatment for head and neck tumours e.g. nasopharyngeal cancer can result in complications, including fibrosis, scarring, and atrophy. We report a 51-year-old man suffering from massive haematoma of SCM muscle after minor blunt injury to a postradiation neck. Signs of haematoma were absent during his first visit to the emergency department. Emergency physicians need to be aware that bleeding from a postradiation neck, even after minor trauma, may be life threatening. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2012;19:420-422)
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