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Title: Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinomas of the nasal vestibule are essentially skin cancers that require special therapeutic considerations because of the regional anatomy. They have sometimes been considered poorly suited for treatment by irradiation because of potential or actual cartilage and/or bone invasion and therefore have been treated by surgical resection, sometimes producing defects that are difficult to reconstruct satisfactorily. From 1966 to April 1980, 13 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule were treated with radiotherapy at the University of Florida. Eight lesions were de novo; 5 were recurrent after 1 or more surgical procedures. Treatment consisted of radium needle implantation and/or external beam therapy. Neck management was individualized. All de novo and 4 of 5 recurrent lesions were controlled locally. Cosmetic resultes were good in patients with de novo lesions. There were no instances of significant cartilage or soft tissue necrosis despite cartilage involvement by tumor in 6 cases.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Florida Coll. of Medicine, Gainesville
OSTI Identifier:
6679152
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CARCINOMAS; RADIOTHERAPY; NOSE; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; SIDE EFFECTS; SKIN; COBALT 60; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RADIATION; PATIENTS; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; RADIUM 226; X RADIATION; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FACE; HEAD; HEAVY NUCLEI; IMPLANTS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTON BEAMS; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man; 550603 - Medicine- External Radiation in Therapy- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Mendenhall, N P, Parsons, J T, Cassisi, N J, and Million, R R. Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule. United States: N. p., 1984. Web. doi:10.1016/0360-3016(84)90293-1.
Mendenhall, N P, Parsons, J T, Cassisi, N J, & Million, R R. Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(84)90293-1
Mendenhall, N P, Parsons, J T, Cassisi, N J, and Million, R R. 1984. "Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(84)90293-1.
@article{osti_6679152,
title = {Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule},
author = {Mendenhall, N P and Parsons, J T and Cassisi, N J and Million, R R},
abstractNote = {Squamous cell carcinomas of the nasal vestibule are essentially skin cancers that require special therapeutic considerations because of the regional anatomy. They have sometimes been considered poorly suited for treatment by irradiation because of potential or actual cartilage and/or bone invasion and therefore have been treated by surgical resection, sometimes producing defects that are difficult to reconstruct satisfactorily. From 1966 to April 1980, 13 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule were treated with radiotherapy at the University of Florida. Eight lesions were de novo; 5 were recurrent after 1 or more surgical procedures. Treatment consisted of radium needle implantation and/or external beam therapy. Neck management was individualized. All de novo and 4 of 5 recurrent lesions were controlled locally. Cosmetic resultes were good in patients with de novo lesions. There were no instances of significant cartilage or soft tissue necrosis despite cartilage involvement by tumor in 6 cases.},
doi = {10.1016/0360-3016(84)90293-1},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6679152}, journal = {Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 10:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
}