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Cancer of the nasal cavity
Author(s) -
Bosch Antonio,
Vallecillo Luis,
Frias Zenaida
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197603)37:3<1458::aid-cncr2820370330>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cavity , paranasal sinuses , surgery , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , carcinoma , lymph , epidermoid carcinoma , radiology , pathology , paleontology , biology
The experience with 40 consecutive cases of cancer of the nasal cavity seen over a period of 15 years is presented. Males outnumbered females in a ratio of 5 to 3. Age ranged from 35 to 88 years, and the median age was 67 years. Epidermoid carcinoma accounted for 78% of the cases. Smoking from early age was a noticeable habit among these patients. The median length of smoking history was 51 years. Most lesions were diagnosed in an advanced stage of the disease, 58% of the cases being T 3 lesions. Regional lymph nodes metastases were infrequent; only 12% of the patients presented nodes on admission; another 5% developed metastatic nodes during the follow‐up period. An overall 5‐year survival of 56% was obtained. The survival of cases with T 1 N 0 lesions was 91%. Radiation therapy was the treatment of choice employed in 85% of the cases. A 5‐year survival of 50% was obtained in these patients. Irradiation offers an additional means of salvaging recurrences after surgery. The special characteristics of tumors of the nasal cavity merit the evaluation of such lesions separately from tumors of the paranasal sinuses.