1993 Volume 1993 Issue Supplement61 Pages 146-152
Forty four patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma who were treated with combined therapy consisting necrotomy, radiation, and local chemotherapy at Tokushima University Hospital during the 9 years between January 1982 and December 1990 were reviewed.
There were 33 males and 11 females. The majority of the patients were o v er 60 years old, and the mean age was 65.8 years old.
According to the 1987 UICC TN M classification system,4 patients (9.1%) were in Stage II,17 (38.6%) were in Stage III, and 23 (52.3%) were in Stage IV.
The five-year survival rate was 43.1 % for patients with maxillar y sinus carcinoma (Stage II,75.0%; Stage III,54.7%; Stage IV,30.4%).
Local residue or recurrence of tumor mass was found in 15 cases. Nearly half were in the ethmoid sinus or the frontal wall of the maxillary sinus.