Stage grouping in tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity using the sixth edition of the UICC classification of malignant tumors1. Issue 2 (6th February 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kreppel, Matthias; Scheer, Martin; Beutner, Dirk; Drebber, Uta; Semrau, Robert; Zöller, Joachim E.; Guntinas–Lichius, Orlando
• Is Part Of: Head & neck. Volume 35:Issue 2(2013:Feb.)
• Page Start: 257
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2012-02-06
• Subjects: Head -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neck -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Head -- Periodicals; Neck -- Periodicals; Face -- Periodicals; 617.51059
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.22951
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-3074

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of the sixth edition of the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC) classification and different TNM‐based stage groupings for malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-2" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>We conducted a retrospective analysis of 98 patients with malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity between 1967 and 2003. The UICC classification of the sixth edition and the T and N Integer Score (TANIS) and Hart were tested for their prognostic significance.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-3" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>In univariate analysis, all stage groupings revealed discriminatory power for overall survival (OS; <italic>p</italic> &lt; .05), however, in multivariate analysis only the UICC‐stage grouping (<italic>p</italic> = .033) and the TANIS‐8 scheme (<italic>p</italic> = .044) predicted OS. The TANIS did not have a better prognostic quality than the sixth edition of the UICC classification.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-4" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>The UICC‐stage grouping of the sixth edition is a good prognostic index for malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2013</p> </sec> </abstract>