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Paranasal sinus carcinoma

MedGen UID:
167751
•Concept ID:
C0854995
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Paranasal Sinus; Cancer, Paranasal Sinus; Cancers, Paranasal Sinus; Paranasal Sinus Cancer; Paranasal Sinus Cancers
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000380

Definition

A malignant epithelial neoplasm arising in the paranasal sinus. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment outcome of nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Hicsonmez A, Andrieu MN, Karaca M, Kurtman C
J Otolaryngol 2005 Dec;34(6):379-83. doi: 10.2310/7070.2005.34604. PMID: 16343397
Treatment planning comparison of conventional, 3D conformal, and intensity-modulated photon (IMRT) and proton therapy for paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Mock U, Georg D, Bogner J, Auberger T, Pötter R
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004 Jan 1;58(1):147-54. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)01452-4. PMID: 14697432
Paranasal sinus carcinoma--diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Carrau RL, Myers EM, Johnson JT
Oncology (Williston Park) 1992 Jan;6(1):43-50; discussion 55-6. PMID: 1531603

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma: how can we continue to make progress?
Dulguerov P, Allal AS
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Apr;14(2):67-72. doi: 10.1097/01.moo.0000193177.62074.fd. PMID: 16552261
Treatment outcome of nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Hicsonmez A, Andrieu MN, Karaca M, Kurtman C
J Otolaryngol 2005 Dec;34(6):379-83. doi: 10.2310/7070.2005.34604. PMID: 16343397
Nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma: are we making progress? A series of 220 patients and a systematic review.
Dulguerov P, Jacobsen MS, Allal AS, Lehmann W, Calcaterra T
Cancer 2001 Dec 15;92(12):3012-29. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011215)92:12<3012::aid-cncr10131>3.0.co;2-e. PMID: 11753979
Review of current protocols for protontherapy in USA.
Krengli M, Liebsch NJ, Hug EB, Orecchia R
Tumori 1998 Mar-Apr;84(2):209-16. doi: 10.1177/030089169808400219. PMID: 9620247
Paranasal sinus carcinoma--diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Carrau RL, Myers EM, Johnson JT
Oncology (Williston Park) 1992 Jan;6(1):43-50; discussion 55-6. PMID: 1531603

Diagnosis

Contralateral maxillary sinus lesions in patients with nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinus carcinoma: analysis of computed tomography findings.
Wang JH, Lee JH, Han JH, Lee BJ, Jang YJ
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008 Dec;117(12):909-13. doi: 10.1177/000348940811701208. PMID: 19140537
Development of mucosal thickening after radiotherapy in contralateral sinuses of patients with nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Wang JH, Lee BJ, Lee JH, Kim IJ, Jang YJ
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008 Nov;117(11):844-8. doi: 10.1177/000348940811701109. PMID: 19102131
Nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma: how can we continue to make progress?
Dulguerov P, Allal AS
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Apr;14(2):67-72. doi: 10.1097/01.moo.0000193177.62074.fd. PMID: 16552261
Paranasal sinus carcinoma--diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Carrau RL, Myers EM, Johnson JT
Oncology (Williston Park) 1992 Jan;6(1):43-50; discussion 55-6. PMID: 1531603
Serum IgA in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal and paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Wara WM, Ammann AJ, Wara DW, Phillips TL
Radiology 1975 Aug;116(02):409-11. doi: 10.1148/116.2.409. PMID: 1153745

Therapy

Unresectable carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses: outcomes and toxicities.
Hoppe BS, Nelson CJ, Gomez DR, Stegman LD, Wu AJ, Wolden SL, Pfister DG, Zelefsky MJ, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Lee NY
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008 Nov 1;72(3):763-9. Epub 2008 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.038. PMID: 18395361
Treatment planning comparison of conventional, 3D conformal, and intensity-modulated photon (IMRT) and proton therapy for paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Mock U, Georg D, Bogner J, Auberger T, Pötter R
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004 Jan 1;58(1):147-54. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)01452-4. PMID: 14697432
Multimodality therapy in advanced paranasal sinus carcinoma: superior long-term results.
Lee MM, Vokes EE, Rosen A, Witt ME, Weichselbaum RR, Haraf DJ
Cancer J Sci Am 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):219-23. PMID: 10439167
Locoregionally advanced paranasal sinus carcinoma. Favorable survival with multimodality therapy.
Rosen A, Vokes EE, Scher N, Haraf D, Weichselbaum RR, Panje WR
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1993 Jul;119(7):743-6. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1993.01880190039008. PMID: 8318204
Chemotherapy for paranasal sinus carcinoma. A 10-year experience at Wayne State University.
LoRusso P, Tapazoglou E, Kish JA, Ensley JF, Cummings G, Kelly J, al-Sarraf M
Cancer 1988 Jul 1;62(1):1-5. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<1::aid-cncr2820620102>3.0.co;2-f. PMID: 2454717

Prognosis

Development of mucosal thickening after radiotherapy in contralateral sinuses of patients with nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Wang JH, Lee BJ, Lee JH, Kim IJ, Jang YJ
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008 Nov;117(11):844-8. doi: 10.1177/000348940811701109. PMID: 19102131
Treatment outcome of nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Hicsonmez A, Andrieu MN, Karaca M, Kurtman C
J Otolaryngol 2005 Dec;34(6):379-83. doi: 10.2310/7070.2005.34604. PMID: 16343397
Survivin expression and its relationship with apoptosis and prognosis in nasal and paranasal sinus carcinomas.
Zhang Y, Huang D, Yu G
Acta Otolaryngol 2005 Dec;125(12):1345-50. doi: 10.1080/00016480510043963. PMID: 16303685
Nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma: are we making progress? A series of 220 patients and a systematic review.
Dulguerov P, Jacobsen MS, Allal AS, Lehmann W, Calcaterra T
Cancer 2001 Dec 15;92(12):3012-29. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011215)92:12<3012::aid-cncr10131>3.0.co;2-e. PMID: 11753979
Paranasal sinus carcinoma--diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Carrau RL, Myers EM, Johnson JT
Oncology (Williston Park) 1992 Jan;6(1):43-50; discussion 55-6. PMID: 1531603

Clinical prediction guides

Radiotherapy in late elderly (aged 75 or older) patients with paranasal sinus carcinoma: a single institution experience.
Doi H, Kitajima K, Tanooka M, Terada T, Noguchi K, Takada Y, Fujiwara M, Ishikura R, Kamikonya N, Hirota S
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Dec;273(12):4485-4492. Epub 2016 Jun 17 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4151-x. PMID: 27314860
Genomic alterations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma determined by cancer gene-targeted sequencing.
Chung CH, Guthrie VB, Masica DL, Tokheim C, Kang H, Richmon J, Agrawal N, Fakhry C, Quon H, Subramaniam RM, Zuo Z, Seiwert T, Chalmers ZR, Frampton GM, Ali SM, Yelensky R, Stephens PJ, Miller VA, Karchin R, Bishop JA
Ann Oncol 2015 Jun;26(6):1216-1223. Epub 2015 Feb 23 doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv109. PMID: 25712460Free PMC Article
Outcome of T4 (International Union Against Cancer Staging System, 7th edition) or recurrent nasal cavity and paranasal sinus carcinoma treated with proton beam.
Fukumitsu N, Okumura T, Mizumoto M, Oshiro Y, Hashimoto T, Kanemoto A, Hashii H, Ohkawa A, Moritake T, Tsuboi K, Tabuchi K, Wada T, Hara A, Sakurai H
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 Jun 1;83(2):704-11. Epub 2011 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.07.032. PMID: 22099036
Development of mucosal thickening after radiotherapy in contralateral sinuses of patients with nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinus carcinoma.
Wang JH, Lee BJ, Lee JH, Kim IJ, Jang YJ
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008 Nov;117(11):844-8. doi: 10.1177/000348940811701109. PMID: 19102131
Survivin expression and its relationship with apoptosis and prognosis in nasal and paranasal sinus carcinomas.
Zhang Y, Huang D, Yu G
Acta Otolaryngol 2005 Dec;125(12):1345-50. doi: 10.1080/00016480510043963. PMID: 16303685

Recent systematic reviews

Nasal and paranasal sinus carcinoma: are we making progress? A series of 220 patients and a systematic review.
Dulguerov P, Jacobsen MS, Allal AS, Lehmann W, Calcaterra T
Cancer 2001 Dec 15;92(12):3012-29. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011215)92:12<3012::aid-cncr10131>3.0.co;2-e. PMID: 11753979

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