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. | ||||||