title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule. Treatment results.
abstract: Sixty-six patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule were treated, the majority with radiation therapy, and the results of the treatment are analysed. Twenty-two patients (35%) had local recurrence. A classification proposed by Wang was found useful, showing that a high proportion of small tumours (T1 + T2) was cured (81% and 52%) and that possible local recurrence in these patients could be treated successfully with surgery (12 of 22); locally advanced tumours (T3) had a bad prognosis (local recurrence 88%, death 56%). As an alternative, tumour size can be used as a prognostic parameter. The 5-year crude survival was 61.4 +/- 6.8%. Women seem to have a lower local recurrence rate than men.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis