[Tumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses. A series at the Hospital Infantil de México, 1958-79].
A series of tumors of the nose & paranasal sinuses in children and adolescents was studied at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico, from 1958 to 1979, obtaining the charts of 70 boys and 30 girls. The tumors were considered, according to a clinical-histological classification, as benign, intermediate and malignant neoplasias. This study included the important signs and symptoms, involved areas. diagnostic means, type of therapy (surgery or combined). The surgical technique and results were followed for at least a sufficient time, to observe a 42% recovery rate, 13% of relapses, 8% of mortality and 37% lost to follow-up, or without sufficient time to determine results. The objectives of the present paper were: to determine the importance of an early diagnosis, types of combined therapy, and present surgical techniques.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
Tumores de nariz y senos pranasales. Serie del Hospital Infantil de México 1958-1979.