Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule
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Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
W M Mendenhall1, S P Stringer, N J Cassisi
1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100385, Gainesville FL 32610-0385, USA.
Background And Methods:
Sixty patients were treated with radiation therapy alone (56 patients) or followed by surgery (4 patients) between 1970 and 1995 for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule.
Results:
Local control rates at five years after irradiation alone in 56 patients were: T1-T2, 94%; T4, 71%; and overall, 85%. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size and bone invasion significantly influenced local control. All four patients with extensive T4 tumors treated with radiation therapy plus surgery were cured. Cause-specific survival rates at five years for 56 patients treated with radiation therapy alone were: T1-T2, 94%; T4, 86%; and overall, 91%. Multivariate analysis revealed that bone invasion and tumor size adversely influenced cause-specific survival. No patient treated with irradiation alone experienced a major complication, compared with three of four patients who underwent irradiation and surgery.
Conclusions:
Radiation therapy results in a high cure rate with good cosmesis. Patients with extensive T4 cancers have an improved chance of cure with radiation and surgery but more complications.
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