title: [Clinical analysis of 48 cases sarcoma in nasal cavity and sinuses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To enhance the level of diagnose and treatment of sarcoma in nasal cavity and sinuses by studying the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of 48 cases sarcoma in nasal cavity and sinuses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight cases sarcoma in nasal cavity and sinuses treated from 1995 to 2000 were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fibrosarcoma in 4 cases, malignant fibrous histiocytoma in 3 cases, liposarcoma in 4 cases, leiomyosarcoma in 5 cases, rhabdomyosarcoma in 5 cases, osteosarcoma in 2 cases, chondrosarcoma in 3 cases, malignant melanoma in 4 cases, non-Hogkin's in 4 cases, extramedullary plasmacytoma in 1 case, Schwannoma in 5 cases, esthesioneuroblastoma in 5 cases, angiosarcoma in 3 cases. Following-up after synthetic treatment, the 1, 3, 5 year survival rates were 62.5%, 46.7%, 35.7% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sarcoma in nasal cavity and sinuses is not easy to diagnose definitely, immunohistochemistry is helpful for pathological diagnose. It's easy to recurrent and metastasis and it's beneficial to improve prognosis with synthetic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Chengzhang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy