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. 2019 Nov;129(11):2451-2457.
doi: 10.1002/lary.27866. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Recurrence patterns of sinonasal cancers after a 5-year disease-free period

Shin Ae Kim  1 , Yoo-Sam Chung  2 , Bong Jae Lee  2
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Recurrence patterns of sinonasal cancers after a 5-year disease-free period

Shin Ae Kim et al. Laryngoscope. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives/hypothesis: Sinonasal cancers are rare but have a poor prognosis. Most previous studies of these cancers have focused on 5-year disease-free survival, but recurrences are also known to occur after this period. We examined the post-5-year recurrence patterns in sinonasal cancer patients by histologic type to determine the indicators for extended and close follow-up requirements.

Study design: Retrospective chart review.

Methods: A cohort of 241 sinonasal cancer patients was included. Demographic data, cancer site and stage, pathology and treatment results, and follow-up and survival data were collected.

Results: Of the 241 patients, a complete remission occurred in 163 (72.4%) patients, but 83 (50.9%) of these cases developed recurrence, which occurred beyond the 5-year follow-up period in 19 cases (11.7%). The most common post-5-year recurrences were adenoid cystic carcinoma (six patients, 33.3%), followed by melanoma (three patients, 21.4%), poorly differentiated carcinoma (two patients, 18.2%), squamous cell carcinoma (six patients, 6.7%), and olfactory neuroblastoma (no patients, 0%). Post-5-year local recurrence was highest in adenoid cystic carcinoma (six patients, 33.3%), followed by melanoma (three patients, 21.4%), poorly differentiated carcinoma (two patients, 18.2%), and squamous cell carcinoma (five patients, 5.5%). Post-5-year regional recurrence occurred in one squamous carcinoma patient (1.1%), and distant metastasis was seen in one adenoid cystic carcinoma patient (5.5%).

Conclusions: Sinonasal cancer shows an 11.7% recurrence rate after a 5-year disease-free period. As this recurrence pattern varies by tumor pathology, a specific follow-up plan is needed for each cancer type.

Level of evidence: 3 Laryngoscope, 129:2451-2457, 2019.

Keywords: Paranasal sinus neoplasms; adenoid cystic; carcinoma; esthesioneuroblastoma; follow-up studies; melanoma; nose neoplasm; olfactory; recurrence; sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma; squamous cell.

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