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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2021

Roles of skull base surgery and particle radiotherapy for orbital malignant tumors involving the skull base.

Masanori Teshima, Hirotaka Shinomiya, Hidehito Kimura, Kazunobu Hashikawa, Naomi Kiyota, Daisuke Miyawaki, Ryohei Sasaki, Eiji Kohmura, Ken-Ichi Nibu

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Masanori TeshimaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0525
Hirotaka ShinomiyaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1667-7545
Hidehito KimuraDepartment of Neurosurgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Kazunobu HashikawaDepartment of Plastic Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Naomi KiyotaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8021-6116
Daisuke MiyawakiDepartment of Radiation Oncology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Ryohei SasakiDepartment of Radiation Oncology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Eiji KohmuraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Ken-Ichi NibuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-4871
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the oncological outcomes of orbital malignant tumors invading the skull base.

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 16 patients with orbital malignant tumors invading the skull base. Eleven patients were treated with skull base surgery, four patients were treated with particle therapies, and one patient was treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) as initial treatment.

resultsThe most frequent histological type was adenoid cystic carcinoma in seven patients, followed by squamous cell carcinoma in two patients. Local recurrence occurred in two of the six surgically treated patients who did not receive postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or CRT. One of them was successfully salvaged by RT, and the other died of disease. With a median follow-up of 24 months, the 2-year overall, local control, and disease-free survival rates of all patients were 82.5%, 87.5%, and 59%, respectively.

conclusionsPatients with positive surgical margins were at risk of local recurrence. Postoperative RT should be considered for all surgically treated patients.Level of Evidence: 4.

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orbital malignant tumorsparticle radiotherapyskull base surgery

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