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. 2020 Nov 16;7(1):36–43. doi: 10.1159/000511011

Table 1.

A summary of the clinical findings and outcomes of patients who underwent high-dose radiotherapy for inoperable malignant maxillary sinus-involving tumor

Patient No. Age, years Gender Type of tumor Tumor grading Concurrent chemotherapy Interval from RT to 1st follow-up visit1 Interval from RT to onset of symptoms2
1 49.7 male G1 SCC T4a N0 M0 Yes 17.4 months 16.0 months
2 75.3 female <G1 SCC T4a N0 M0 No 5.5 months 4.0 months
3 82.2 male G2/G3 SCC T4a N0 M0 No 10.0 months 4.0 months
4 71.1 female G3 undifferentiated T4a N0 M0 Yes 0.7 months −0.3 months
5 63.3 male G2 SCC T4b N2b M0 Yes 0.3 months −0.1 months
6 59.4 male G1/G2 SCC T4b N2c M0 Yes 2.8 months 1.5 months
7 60.7 male G1 SCC T4a N2b M0 Yes 0.6 months −0.1 months
Patient No. Complications
Initial CDVA Final CDVA Surgery
Systemic outcome
LMD DED NK LSCD CC glaucoma RR CP TK AMT tarsorrhaphy
1 + + III + 6/12 PL + deceased
2 + + III + + 6/18 HM + + disease-free
3 + + I + + + + 6/400 PL (before + disease-free
4 + + III + + + + 6/18 evisceration) CF + + disease-free
5 + + III + + + 6/36 6/18 + + + disease-free
6 + + I 6/9 6/6 deceased
7 + + II + 6/9 6/9 + + recurrence

RT, radiotherapy; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; CDVA, corrected-distance visual acuity; LMD, lid margin disease (including madarosis, meibomianitis, keratinization, and loss of meibomian glands); DED, dry eye disease; NK, neurotrophic keratopathy; LSCD, limbal stem cell deficiency; CC, cicatricial conjunctivitis; RR, radiation retinopathy; CP, corneal perforation; TK, tectonic keratoplasty; AMT, amniotic membrane transplant; G1, grade 1 (well-differentiated); G2, grade 2 (moderately differentiated); G3, grade 3 (poorly differentiated).

1

The interval between the completion of radiotherapy and the first post-radiotherapy ophthalmic visit.

2

The interval between the completion of radiotherapy and the onset of self-reported post-radiotherapy symptoms.