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Maxillary sinus carcinoma

MedGen UID:
196632
•Concept ID:
C0740487
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of maxillary sinus; carcinoma of maxillary sinus; malignant maxillary sinus neoplasm; malignant maxillary sinus tumor; malignant maxillary sinus tumour; malignant neoplasm of antrum; malignant neoplasm of maxillary sinus; malignant neoplasm of the maxillary sinus; malignant tumor of maxillary sinus; malignant tumor of the maxillary sinus; malignant tumour of maxillary sinus; malignant tumour of the maxillary sinus; Maxillary Sinus Cancer; maxillary sinus cancer; Maxillary Sinus Carcinoma; maxillary sinus carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001748

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the maxillary sinus. Representative examples include squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and adenoid cystic carcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment outcome of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma.
Hayashi T, Nonaka S, Bandoh N, Kobayashi Y, Imada M, Harabuchi Y
Cancer 2001 Sep 15;92(6):1495-503. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92:6<1495::aid-cncr1474>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 11745227
Results of treatment of patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Paulino AC, Marks JE, Bricker P, Melian E, Reddy SP, Emami B
Cancer 1998 Aug 1;83(3):457-65. PMID: 9690538
Multidisciplinary treatment of maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Sakai S, Hohki A, Fuchihata H, Tanaka Y
Cancer 1983 Oct 15;52(8):1360-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19831015)52:8<1360::aid-cncr2820520804>3.0.co;2-#. PMID: 6193854

Curated

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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Automated Non-coplanar Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Planning for Maxillary Sinus Carcinoma.
Ohira S, Inui S, Kanayama N, Ueda Y, Miyazaki M, Koizumi M, Konishi K
In Vivo 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):417-423. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13094. PMID: 36593035Free PMC Article
Dental considerations in diagnosis of maxillary sinus carcinoma: A patient series of 24 cases.
Martínez-Rodríguez N, Barona Dorado C, Cortés-Bretón Brinkmann J, Martín Ares M, Sanz Alonso J, Martínez-González JM
J Am Dent Assoc 2018 Nov;149(11):976-982. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.016. PMID: 30724169
A Clinical Study of Maxillary Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kondo A, Kurose M, Obata K, Yamamoto K, Murayama K, Shirasaki H, Himi T
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2016;77:83-7. Epub 2016 Apr 26 doi: 10.1159/000441879. PMID: 27115153
The importance of early diagnosis in patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Kreppel M, Safi AF, Scheer M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J, Preuss S, Meyer M, Rothamel D, Dreiseidler T
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2629-35. Epub 2015 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3776-5. PMID: 26345241
Maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Lee F, Ogura JH
Laryngoscope 1981 Jan;91(1):133-9. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198101000-00020. PMID: 7453460

Diagnosis

Dental considerations in diagnosis of maxillary sinus carcinoma: A patient series of 24 cases.
Martínez-Rodríguez N, Barona Dorado C, Cortés-Bretón Brinkmann J, Martín Ares M, Sanz Alonso J, Martínez-González JM
J Am Dent Assoc 2018 Nov;149(11):976-982. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.016. PMID: 30724169
＜Editors' Choice＞ Maxillary sinus carcinoma outcomes over 60 years: experience at a single institution.
Nishio N, Fujimoto Y, Hiramatsu M, Maruo T, Tsuzuki H, Mukoyama N, Shimono M, Sone M, Kawabe Y, Saito K, Fujii M, Nakashima T
Nagoya J Med Sci 2018 Feb;80(1):91-98. doi: 10.18999/nagjms.80.1.91. PMID: 29581618Free PMC Article
T-Staging of maxillary sinus carcinoma: comparison of ultrasonography and computed tomography.
Gao Y, Yan X, Lai M, Guo P, Wu Y, Zhu S
Discov Med 2016 Jun;21(118):469-77. PMID: 27448783
A Clinical Study of Maxillary Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kondo A, Kurose M, Obata K, Yamamoto K, Murayama K, Shirasaki H, Himi T
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2016;77:83-7. Epub 2016 Apr 26 doi: 10.1159/000441879. PMID: 27115153
The importance of early diagnosis in patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Kreppel M, Safi AF, Scheer M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J, Preuss S, Meyer M, Rothamel D, Dreiseidler T
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2629-35. Epub 2015 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3776-5. PMID: 26345241

Therapy

Pathological evaluation of radiotherapy and concomitant intraarterial cisplatin for maxillary sinus cancer.
Makino T, Tachibana T, Kariya S, Matsui Y, Matsuzaki H, Fujimoto S, Orita Y, Katsui K, Hiraki T, Sato Y, Kanazawa S, Nishizaki K
Auris Nasus Larynx 2020 Oct;47(5):881-886. Epub 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.04.004. PMID: 32359864
Trimodal combination therapy for maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Yoshimura R, Shibuya H, Ogura I, Miura M, Amagasa T, Enomoto S, Kishimoto S
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Jul 1;53(3):656-63. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02771-2. PMID: 12062609
Combined therapy with conservative surgery, radiotherapy, and regional chemotherapy for maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Nishino H, Miyata M, Morita M, Ishikawa K, Kanazawa T, Ichimura K
Cancer 2000 Nov 1;89(9):1925-32. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20001101)89:9<1925::aid-cncr8>3.3.co;2-8. PMID: 11064349
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in maxillary sinus carcinoma with cisplatinum and peplomycin intraarterial infusion.
Inuyama Y, Fujii M, Tanaka J, Takaoka T, Hosoda H, Kohno N, Saito S
Auris Nasus Larynx 1985;12 Suppl 2:S249-54. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(85)80068-7. PMID: 2425790
Maxillary sinus carcinoma: result of radiation therapy.
Shibuya H, Horiuchi J, Suzuki S, Shioda S, Enomoto S
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1984 Jul;10(7):1021-6. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(84)90173-1. PMID: 6086554

Prognosis

Pathological evaluation of radiotherapy and concomitant intraarterial cisplatin for maxillary sinus cancer.
Makino T, Tachibana T, Kariya S, Matsui Y, Matsuzaki H, Fujimoto S, Orita Y, Katsui K, Hiraki T, Sato Y, Kanazawa S, Nishizaki K
Auris Nasus Larynx 2020 Oct;47(5):881-886. Epub 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.04.004. PMID: 32359864
＜Editors' Choice＞ Maxillary sinus carcinoma outcomes over 60 years: experience at a single institution.
Nishio N, Fujimoto Y, Hiramatsu M, Maruo T, Tsuzuki H, Mukoyama N, Shimono M, Sone M, Kawabe Y, Saito K, Fujii M, Nakashima T
Nagoya J Med Sci 2018 Feb;80(1):91-98. doi: 10.18999/nagjms.80.1.91. PMID: 29581618Free PMC Article
A Clinical Study of Maxillary Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kondo A, Kurose M, Obata K, Yamamoto K, Murayama K, Shirasaki H, Himi T
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2016;77:83-7. Epub 2016 Apr 26 doi: 10.1159/000441879. PMID: 27115153
The importance of early diagnosis in patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Kreppel M, Safi AF, Scheer M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J, Preuss S, Meyer M, Rothamel D, Dreiseidler T
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;273(9):2629-35. Epub 2015 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3776-5. PMID: 26345241
Craniofacial Resection for T4 Maxillary Sinus Carcinoma: Managing Cases with Involvement of the Skull Base.
Nishio N, Fujimoto Y, Fujii M, Saito K, Hiramatsu M, Maruo T, Iwami K, Kamei Y, Yagi S, Takahashi M, Hayashi Y, Ando A, Nakashima T
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Aug;153(2):231-8. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/0194599815586770. PMID: 26044790

Clinical prediction guides

Results of definitive radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for maxillary sinus carcinomas with neck lymph node metastasis.
Abe T, Saito S, Iino M, Aoshika T, Ryuno Y, Ohta T, Igari M, Hirai R, Kumazaki Y, Ebihara Y, Nakahira M, Sugasawa M, Noda SE, Kato S
J Radiat Res 2021 Jan 1;62(1):104-109. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rraa120. PMID: 33280040Free PMC Article
Dental considerations in diagnosis of maxillary sinus carcinoma: A patient series of 24 cases.
Martínez-Rodríguez N, Barona Dorado C, Cortés-Bretón Brinkmann J, Martín Ares M, Sanz Alonso J, Martínez-González JM
J Am Dent Assoc 2018 Nov;149(11):976-982. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.016. PMID: 30724169
Prognostic models and nomograms for predicting survival of patients with maxillary sinus carcinomas.
Shen W, Sakamoto N, Yang L
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2017 Jul;7(7):741-748. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1002/alr.21950. PMID: 28544802
Trimodal combination therapy for maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Yoshimura R, Shibuya H, Ogura I, Miura M, Amagasa T, Enomoto S, Kishimoto S
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Jul 1;53(3):656-63. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)02771-2. PMID: 12062609
A clinical study on the cervical lymph node metastasis of maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Yagi K, Fukuda S, Furuta Y, Oridate N, Homma A, Nagahashi T, Inuyama Y
Auris Nasus Larynx 2001 May;28 Suppl:S77-81. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(01)00080-3. PMID: 11683349

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