[Malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses--treatment and prognosis].
From 1981 to 1987, 15 cases of malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses were treated by radiotherapy, either with or without chemotherapy. Pathologically, these cases consisted of 7 squamous cells ca., 2 transitional cells ca., 3 anaplastic ca., 1 adenoid cystic ca., 1 malignant teratoma, and 1 rhabdomyosarcoma. The three-year survival in all cases 37%. Of eight patients determined to be in stages I and II, 4 patients had a localized relapse locally within 10 months after treatment and a distant metastases developed at a later time in 4 patients, whereas in 7 patients in stage III and IV, a distant metastases developed in 5 patients immediately after radiotherapy.
Ohizumi
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Y
Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Tokai Univ. School of Med.
Tamai
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Y
Fukuhara
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N
Mori
T
T
Horiuchi
M
M
Miyake
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H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis