title: [Analysis of 18 cases which is the nasal sinuses adenoid cystic carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the treatment and possible prognostic factor of nasal sinuses adenoid cystic carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospectively analysed the records of 18 patients with complete clinical and pathological data,which including 4 patients given up treatment, 5 patients taken surgical treatment and 9 patients taken surgical treatment as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty percent of the patients got 2-year survival and 3 cases of death due to intracranial tumor invasion and 2 patients died of the disease distant metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If patients got Nasal sinuses adenoid cystic carcinoma, they should take comprehensive treatment based on surgery, in order to improve the survival rate. The prognosis depends on the tumor early detection and early treatment, the sooner the treatment, the better.
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Zhendong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xueyuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies