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The treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses
B J Haylock1, D G John, I C Paterson
1Regional Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
Clinical Oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Of 72 cases of paranasal sinus malignancy that were identified, 47 were biopsy proven squamous cell carcinomas. Actuarial analysis of these patients receiving both radical and palliative treatment revealed an overall 5-year survival of 37.4%, and a relapse-free survival of 31.6%. For patients receiving radical treatments (i.e. radiotherapy alone, or preoperative radiotherapy followed by elective surgery), the 5-year survival results were identical (46%). In this series radiotherapy alone is an effective treatment, and subsequent planned surgery did not improve the survival.