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Prognostic Factors for Patients with Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Author(s) -
O′Reilly Ashley G.,
Schembri Wismayer David J.,
Moore Eric J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.21637
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , citation , medicine , library science , general surgery , surgery , computer science
Originally described in 1986, sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Although the majority of patients diagnosed with SNUC have a poor outcome, there are patients that, with treatment, do not develop recurrences and are essentially cured of their disease. Currently, there are no prognostic factors in the literature that can differentiate these two groups of patients.