Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with Sinonasal, Nasopharyngeal, and Anterior Skull Base Tumors.
Curr Oncol Rep
; 24(6): 775-781, 2022 06.
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| ID: mdl-35290597
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article will review functional and QOL outcomes among patients treated predominantly for sinonasal and nasopharyngeal malignancies. RECENT FINDINGS:
Treatment advances and interdisciplinary supportive care help to lessen the functional impairments and the reduction in quality of life (QOL) that were once accepted as inevitable tradeoffs for cure. Recent progress in QOL and Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) instruments for this population will be covered. Sinonasal and nasopharyngeal tumors affect patients' quality of life, appearance, and critical functions. Tumors arise in proximity of vital structures including the orbit, cranial nerves, carotid artery, brain, cervical spine, and pituitary gland. Surgical morbidity, along with acute and late effects of systemic therapy and radiotherapy on normal tissues in this functionally critical region, may result in wide-ranging symptoms. Patients with skull base tumors report a high symptom burden at presentation, prior to treatment, relative to other malignancies in the head and neck region.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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Cuidados_paliativos
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Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Neoplasias da Base do Crânio
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Oncol Rep
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos