[The diagnosis, evolution and treatment of cavum conchae neoplasms based on cases from the Colţea Radiology and ENT...

The authors report on the result of a study carried out on a group of 73 patients with neoplasm of the cavum, admitted and followed up in the "Colţea" clinics of radiology and O.R.L. for 5 years (1984-1988). The paper shows the incidence on groups of age and sex, the risk factors, the time elapsed between the onset and the first examination, till the diagnosis is established, the elements of positive diagnosis and also the onset characteristics. The histologic types of the cavum neoplasm followed, the therapeutic measures, and the results obtained are presented, with emphasis on the factors able to improve them.