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ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2020

Tumor Control and Quality of Life in Skin Cancer Patients With Extensive Multilayered Nasal Defects.

Michaela Plath, Hannah M Thielen, Ingo Baumann, Karim Zaoui, Philippe A Federspil

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Article in Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michaela PlathDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hannah M ThielenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ingo BaumannDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Karim ZaouiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Philippe A FederspilDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe reconstruction after nasal skin cancer (NSC) resection is often practiced differently. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of patient-, tumor- and management-related factors on the role of surgery and choice of reconstruction.

methodsThis was a monocentric retrospective study of patients who were diagnosed with a NSC (squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma) and suffered from an extended defect after ablative surgery between 2003 and 2013. Twenty-five patients were included. Tumors were staged using the Union for International Cancer Control (eighth edition) TNM classification for primary cutaneous skin cancer of the head and neck. Preferred treatment was surgery in all patients. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measurement was evaluated by one generic (36-Item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]) and two organ-specific questionnaires (Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation [ROE] and Functional Rhinoplasty Outcome Inventory 17 [FROI-17]) after therapy. Survival data were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and statistical analysis was performed by log-rank, analysis of variance, Levene's and t-tests. The median follow-up time was 2.1 years.

resultsAccording to the Union for International Cancer Control classification, 13 of 25 tumors were staged as pT1 (52%), four as pT2 (16%), seven as pT3 (28%) and one as pT4a (4%). Seventy-two percent of patients (n=18) chose plastic reconstruction, and for the remaining 28% (n=7) of the patients opted for an implant-retained prosthesis. The overall survival was 69.5% after 5 years, the 5-year recurrence-free survival was 90.9% and the 5-year disease-specific survival was 100%. There was no significant difference in the HRQoL outcome between both rehabilitation methods.

conclusionSurgery in NSC gives an excellent oncologic prognosis. Nasal reconstruction and prostheses are both very viable options depending on tumor stage and biology, the patient's wishes as well as the experience of the surgeon.

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Bone-Anchored ProsthesisNasal Surgical ProceduresQuality of LifeSkin NeoplasmsSurgical Oncology

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