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Ethmoid sinus cancer

MedGen UID:
102272
•Concept ID:
C0153477
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of ethmoid sinus; ethmoid sinus cancer; Malignant Ethmoid Sinus Neoplasm; malignant ethmoid sinus neoplasm; Malignant Ethmoid Sinus Tumor; malignant ethmoid sinus tumor; malignant ethmoid sinus tumour; Malignant Ethmoidal Sinus Neoplasm; malignant ethmoidal sinus neoplasm; Malignant Ethmoidal Sinus Tumor; malignant ethmoidal sinus tumor; malignant ethmoidal sinus tumour; Malignant neoplasm of ethmoid sinus; Malignant Neoplasm of Ethmoid Sinus; malignant neoplasm of ethmoid sinus; Malignant Neoplasm of Ethmoidal Sinus; malignant neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Malignant Neoplasm of the Ethmoid Sinus; malignant neoplasm of the ethmoid sinus; Malignant Neoplasm of the Ethmoidal Sinus; malignant neoplasm of the ethmoidal sinus; Malignant tumor of ethmoid sinus; Malignant Tumor of Ethmoid Sinus; malignant tumor of ethmoid sinus; Malignant Tumor of Ethmoidal Sinus; malignant tumor of ethmoidal sinus; Malignant Tumor of the Ethmoid Sinus; malignant tumor of the ethmoid sinus; Malignant Tumor of the Ethmoidal Sinus; malignant tumor of the ethmoidal sinus; malignant tumour of ethmoid sinus; malignant tumour of ethmoidal sinus; malignant tumour of the ethmoid sinus; malignant tumour of the ethmoidal sinus
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of ethmoid sinus (363426009); Malignant tumor of ethmoid sinus (363426009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001763

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the ethmoid sinus. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ethmoid sinus cancer: results of treatment with surgery and combined therapy.
Lin CY, Chen HH, Chen HH, Fang SY, Tsai ST
Acta Otolaryngol 2004 Dec;124(10):1220-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480410017918. PMID: 15768822
Postoperative radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses: treatment results for 47 patients.
Claus F, Boterberg T, Ost P, Huys J, Vermeersch H, Braems S, Bonte K, Moerman M, Verhoye C, De Neve W
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Nov 15;54(4):1089-94. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02985-1. PMID: 12419436

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Head and Neck Cancers, 2024

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A dosimetric comparison of non-coplanar IMRT versus Helical Tomotherapy for nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer.
Sheng K, Molloy JA, Larner JM, Read PW
Radiother Oncol 2007 Feb;82(2):174-8. Epub 2007 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.01.008. PMID: 17275112
Comparison of dose-volume histograms of IMRT treatment plans for ethmoid sinus cancer computed by advanced treatment planning systems including Monte Carlo.
Paelinck L, Smedt BD, Reynaert N, Coghe M, Gersem WD, Wagter CD, Vanderstraeten B, Thierens H, Neve WD
Radiother Oncol 2006 Dec;81(3):250-6. Epub 2006 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.10.023. PMID: 17113671
Report of a study on IMRT planning strategies for ethmoid sinus cancer.
Claus F, Mijnheer B, Rasch C, Bortfeld T, Fraass B, De Gersem W, Wirtz H, Hoinkis C, Cho BC, Kwong LW, Bae H, Muller K, De Neve W
Strahlenther Onkol 2002 Oct;178(10):572-6. doi: 10.1007/s00066-002-0999-3. PMID: 12386789
Factors influencing survival in ethmoid sinus cancer.
Kraus DH, Sterman BM, Levine HL, Wood BG, Tucker HM, Lavertu P
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992 Apr;118(4):367-72. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1992.01880040025005. PMID: 1313248
Carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus.
Lampe HB, St Pierre S, Baker SR
Am J Otolaryngol 1986 May-Jun;7(3):209-12. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(86)80008-4. PMID: 3728829

Diagnosis

Postradiation sarcoma from a free flap.
Bingol UA, Arslan H, Cinar C
J Craniofac Surg 2013 Nov;24(6):2160-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2b7bf. PMID: 24220428
Ethmoid sinus cancer: results of treatment with surgery and combined therapy.
Lin CY, Chen HH, Chen HH, Fang SY, Tsai ST
Acta Otolaryngol 2004 Dec;124(10):1220-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480410017918. PMID: 15768822
Ethmoid sinus cancer: twenty-nine cases managed with primary radiation therapy.
Waldron JN, O'Sullivan B, Warde P, Gullane P, Lui FF, Payne D, Cummings B
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998 May 1;41(2):361-9. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)00018-2. PMID: 9607352
Factors influencing survival in ethmoid sinus cancer.
Kraus DH, Sterman BM, Levine HL, Wood BG, Tucker HM, Lavertu P
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992 Apr;118(4):367-72. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1992.01880040025005. PMID: 1313248
Carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus.
Lampe HB, St Pierre S, Baker SR
Am J Otolaryngol 1986 May-Jun;7(3):209-12. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(86)80008-4. PMID: 3728829

Therapy

Establishment and characterization of patient-derived xenografts as paraclinical models for head and neck cancer.
Kang HN, Kim JH, Park AY, Choi JW, Lim SM, Kim J, Shin EJ, Hong MH, Pyo KH, Yun MR, Kim DH, Lee H, Yoon SO, Kim DH, Park YM, Byeon HK, Jung I, Paik S, Koh YW, Cho BC, Kim HR
BMC Cancer 2020 Apr 15;20(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-06786-5. PMID: 32293356Free PMC Article
Postradiation sarcoma from a free flap.
Bingol UA, Arslan H, Cinar C
J Craniofac Surg 2013 Nov;24(6):2160-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2b7bf. PMID: 24220428
Comparison of dose-volume histograms of IMRT treatment plans for ethmoid sinus cancer computed by advanced treatment planning systems including Monte Carlo.
Paelinck L, Smedt BD, Reynaert N, Coghe M, Gersem WD, Wagter CD, Vanderstraeten B, Thierens H, Neve WD
Radiother Oncol 2006 Dec;81(3):250-6. Epub 2006 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.10.023. PMID: 17113671
An implementation strategy for IMRT of ethmoid sinus cancer with bilateral sparing of the optic pathways.
Claus F, De Gersem W, De Wagter C, Van Severen R, Vanhoutte I, Duthoy W, Remouchamps V, Van Duyse B, Vakaet L, Lemmerling M, Vermeersch H, De Neve W
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2001 Oct 1;51(2):318-31. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01627-3. PMID: 11567805

Prognosis

Ethmoid sinus cancer: results of treatment with surgery and combined therapy.
Lin CY, Chen HH, Chen HH, Fang SY, Tsai ST
Acta Otolaryngol 2004 Dec;124(10):1220-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480410017918. PMID: 15768822
Ethmoid sinus cancer: twenty-nine cases managed with primary radiation therapy.
Waldron JN, O'Sullivan B, Warde P, Gullane P, Lui FF, Payne D, Cummings B
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998 May 1;41(2):361-9. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)00018-2. PMID: 9607352
Factors influencing survival in ethmoid sinus cancer.
Kraus DH, Sterman BM, Levine HL, Wood BG, Tucker HM, Lavertu P
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992 Apr;118(4):367-72. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1992.01880040025005. PMID: 1313248
Carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus.
Lampe HB, St Pierre S, Baker SR
Am J Otolaryngol 1986 May-Jun;7(3):209-12. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(86)80008-4. PMID: 3728829
Ethmoid sinus cancer.
Bleehen NM
JAMA 1972 Jan 17;219(3):346-7. PMID: 5066624

Clinical prediction guides

Postradiation sarcoma from a free flap.
Bingol UA, Arslan H, Cinar C
J Craniofac Surg 2013 Nov;24(6):2160-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2b7bf. PMID: 24220428
Factors predicting survival for cancer of the ethmoid sinus.
Bhattacharyya N
Am J Rhinol 2002 Sep-Oct;16(5):281-6. PMID: 12422974
Postoperative radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses: treatment results for 47 patients.
Claus F, Boterberg T, Ost P, Huys J, Vermeersch H, Braems S, Bonte K, Moerman M, Verhoye C, De Neve W
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Nov 15;54(4):1089-94. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02985-1. PMID: 12419436
Ethmoid sinus cancer: twenty-nine cases managed with primary radiation therapy.
Waldron JN, O'Sullivan B, Warde P, Gullane P, Lui FF, Payne D, Cummings B
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998 May 1;41(2):361-9. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)00018-2. PMID: 9607352

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