Primary malignant neoplasms of nasal septum in the material of ENT Department at Medical University in Gdansk
Skorek, A.; Narozny, W.; Stankiewicz, C.
Otolaryngologia Polska 55(2): 149-152
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6657 PMID: 11494730 Document Number: 532158
The authors presented 25 years experience of ENT Department Medical University of Gdańsk in treatment 28 primary malignant neoplasms of nasal septum. The aim of the study was to analyse epidemiological (age, sex, addictions etc.), morphological and clinical data of these tumors, methods of treatment and their results. Histologically the most often recognized neoplasm was squamous cell carcinoma (15 of 28 cases--53.6%) and malignant melanoma (6 of 28 cases--21.4%). Diagnostic and clinical difficulties in this group of patients were presented. The treatment results were compared to the results obtained in the whole group of patients with malignant neoplasms of the nose and paranasal sinuses.