RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PARALYSIS AND ESOPHAGEAL MEDIASTINAL FISTULA AFTER RADIOTHERAPY FOR HODGKINS-DISEASE

The case of a female patient 21 years old at the time of diagnosis is reported. The patient suffered from stage IV Hodgkin's disease of the nodular sclerotic type with head and neck manifestations in cervical lymph nodes and in the esophagus. After radiotherapy; she suffered from an esophageal/mediastinal fistula and unilateral paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Fifteen years later, there are no signs of recurrent tumor growth or a secondary neoplasm. Dysphonia was ameliorated by speech therapy, and surgery was not necessary.