Review Article

Sinonasal Malignancies and Charged Particle Radiation Treatment: A Systematic Literature Review

Table 1

Patient, tumor, and treatment characteristics of reports regarding patients with sinonasal malignancies treated with protons or ions.

ReferenceYearsPatients, GenderMedian age in years (range)PathologyStageSurgeryChemotherapyRadiation therapyF/U months (range)

Castro et al., 1994 [40]1977–199222
M/F na
nanaAll with skull base invasionnanaFull Particle: 75%
Mixed Ph/Pr: 25%
51 (4–191)1

Tokuuye et al., 2004 [42]1983–200011
6 M/5 F
67 (40–78)SCC: 5
MM: 2
Others: 4
IV: 4
II: 1
III: 1
Rec/na: 6
3 nos3 nosFull Hadron: 4/11
Mixed Ph/Pr: 7/11
23 (6–58)

Mizoe et al., 2004 [31]1994–199710
 M/F na
nanaAll locally advancedAll bxnaFull Particle90 (77–108)1

Resto et al., 2008 [43]1991–2002102
53 M/49 F
50 (15–82)SCC: 33
CNE: 30
ACC: 20
Others: 19
All locally advancedCR: 20
PR: 50
Bx: 32
30: Ind.
EPD/CDDP
4: Other
Mixed Ph/Pr: 100%43.2 (1.32–156.6)

Zenda et al., 2011 [44]1999–200639
22 M/17 F
57 (22–84)SCC: 11
ONB: 9
MM: 6
Others: 13
All T4N0M0All BxInd.: 10
Con.: 1
Full Particle45.4 (1.3–90.9)

Malyapa et al., 2010 [39]2007–200938
M/F na
nanaAll with skull base extensionR0: 18
R+: 17
Bx: 3
naFull Particle13.1 (1–29)

1Data refers to a wider group of head and neck patients included in the same study. SCC: squamous cell carcinoma, MM: malignant melanoma, ACC: adenoid cystic carcinoma, CNE: carcinoma with neuroendocrine features, ONB: olfactory neuroblastoma, na: not available, Rec: recurrence, nos: not otherwise specified, Ph: photon, Pr: particles, CR: complete resection, PR: partial resection, Bx: biopsy, Ind.: induction, EPD: etoposide, CDDP: cisplatin, Con.: concurrent, R0: negative resection margins, R+: positive resection margin, F/U: followup.