ISSN: 1837-9664Journal of Cancer
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J Cancer 2018; 9(1):174-181. doi:10.7150/jca.21605 This issue Cite
Research Paper
Exploration of the optimal treatment regimes for Esthesioneuroblastoma: a single center experience in China
1. Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University;
2. Center of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University;
3. Department of Radiotherapy, cancer center of Guangzhou medical university, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China;
4. Department of Organ transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University;
5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine.
* These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is an uncommon neoplasm arising from the olfactory mucosa. The optimal treatment regimen for ENB remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate its clinical features, long-term outcomes and explore optimal treatment patterns.
METHODS: Clinical data of consecutive 44 ENB patients were reviewed retrospectively. The correlation between clinical features and treatment approaches were analyzed, with several prognostic factors explored meanwhile.
RESULTS: The age of onset of ENB showed a bimodal distribution, with peaks at 10~20 and 50~60 years. The median follow-up time was 84 months (range, 27~198 months).The 5-year overall and progression free survival rates were 42.7% and 39.1%, respectively, with 10-year rates of 28.9% and 21.7% respectively. Overall, 19 patients developed recurrent disease. Patients undergoing surgery combined with adjuvant radiotherapy had significantly higher 5-year overall survival (67.5% vs. 33.3%, P=0.043) and progress-free survival (60.0%vs. 18.7%, P=0.008) than those receiving other treatment approaches. No-Skin-involved ENB was associated with markedly better 5-year overall survival (45.5%vs.0 %, P=0.038) and progress-free survival (31.3% vs. 0 %, P=0.001) compared with skin-involved tumor.
CONCLUSIONS: ENB is a rarely malignant tumor with high probability of locoregional recurrence and poor survival. Surgical resection followed by radiotherapy has been shown to achieve optimal local control and overall survival.
Keywords: Esthesioneuroblastoma, Multimodality, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Survival.
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