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. 2023 Jun 1;43(3):203–211. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1902

Table II.

Long-term complications of patients with sinonasal malignancies.

Complications All patients (n = 77) Surgery alone (n = 17) Surgery with adjuvant RT (n = 31) Surgery with adjuvant CRT (n = 16) Definitive RT / CRT (n = 13) P
Long-term complications, no. (%) 41(53) 2(12) 20 (64.5) 12(75) 7(54) 0.001*
    Orbital-related 16(21) 0 10(32) 5(31) 1(8) 0.013*
    Chronic rhinosinusitis 16(21) 2(12) 6(19) 5(31) 3(23) 0.558
    Intranasal synechiae 10(13) 0 5(16) 2 (12.5) 3(23) 0.219
    Ocular-related 8(10) 0 5(16) 2 (12.5) 1(8) 0.354
    Dysphagia 7(9) 0 1(3) 2 (12.5) 4(31) 0.013*
    Osteoradionecrosis 5 (6.5) 0 3(10) 1(6) 1(8) 0.705
    Trismus 4(5) 0 1(3) 3(19) 0 0.084
    Hyposmia 4(5) 0 1(3) 2 (12.5) 1(8) 0.3
    Cranial nerve neuropathy 3(4) 0 0 2 (12.5) 1(8) 0.077
    Dermatitis/hyperpigmentation 3(4) 0 1(3) 1(6) 1(8) 0.581
    Hypothyroidism 2(3) 0 1(3) 1(6) 0 0.82
RT: radiotherapy; CRT: chemoradiotherapy. * Statistically significant. Orbital-related complications included epiphora, chronic pain, ptosis, diplopia, ectropion. Ocular-related complications included visual acuity impairment, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, retinal detachment and cataract.