Organ preservation for patients with anterior mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity: Rhinectomy-free survival in those refusing surgery Journal Article


Authors: Mimica, X.; Yu, Y.; McGill, M.; Barker, C. A.; McBride, S.; Ganly, I.; Cracchiolo, J. R.; Dunn, L. A.; Katabi, N.; Sine, K.; Mah, D.; Lee, A.; Lee, N.; Cohen, M. A.
Article Title: Organ preservation for patients with anterior mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity: Rhinectomy-free survival in those refusing surgery
Abstract: Background: Standard treatment of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anterior nasal mucosa is surgical resection with or without postoperative radiation. Methods: Retrospective review of patients diagnosed with SCC of the nasal cavity between January 2000 and July 2018 who refused total rhinectomy and who were treated with radiation with or without chemotherapy with curative intent. Results: Eleven patients were identified, 73% had stage III or stage IV disease. Four patients were treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and seven with intensity-modulated proton radiotherapy. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy was used in nine patients (82%). With a median follow-up of 15 months (3-124 months), two patients experienced recurrence and one developed distant metastasis and died from disease. The 2-year rhinectomy-free survival rate was 88%. Two-year overall survival and recurrence-free survival were 100% and 75%, respectively. Conclusion: A radiation-based approach for SCC of the nasal cavity mucosa is a valid option for selected patients who refuse up-front surgery. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords: squamous cell carcinoma; radiotherapy; outcomes; nasal cavity; rhinectomy
Journal Title: Head & Neck
Volume: 41
Issue: 8
ISSN: 1043-3074
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  
Date Published: 2019-08-01
Start Page: 2741
End Page: 2747
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/hed.25751
PUBMED: 30933393
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC6709873
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 2 August 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Nancy Y. Lee
    870 Lee
  2. Nora Katabi
    303 Katabi
  3. Christopher Barker
    218 Barker
  4. Ian Ganly
    429 Ganly
  5. Sean Matthew McBride
    293 McBride
  6. Lara   Dunn
    141 Dunn
  7. Marc A Cohen
    130 Cohen
  8. Anna Lee
    45 Lee
  9. Ximena Sofia Mimica
    14 Mimica
  10. Yao Yu
    112 Yu
  11. Marlena Rose McGill
    24 McGill