[Intranasal sinus operation in palliative therapy in maxillary cancer patient--preliminary report].
The authors present a case of 64 years old woman treated with palliative radiotherapy due to maxillary sinus cancer--non-operative stage. The cancer-relative pain couldn't be released after radiotherapy and with pain killers. She used NSAIDs and opioid drugs. Before chemiotherapy she was undertaken intranasal sinus operation as a palliative operation. Maxillary sinus was opened. The pain after operation diminished significantly. She died 2 and a half months later, during chemiotherapy, but free of pain.
Matyja
Grzegorz
G
Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej PAM w Szczecinie.
Kubrak
Jadwiga
J
Woźniak
Krzysztof
K
Matyja
Anna
A
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*