Chi Sang Hwang1, Young Wook Seo1, Sang Chul Park1, Hyo Jin Chung1, Hyung-Ju Cho2, Joo-Heon Yoon2, Chang-Hoon Kim3. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; The Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; The Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: entman@yuhs.ac.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to re-assess the outcomes of different surgical methods for esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) in a single institution, with emphasis on changes in surgical treatment with regard to endoscopic approaches in patients with ENB. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 35 patients with ENB treated over the last 31 years. RESULTS: The 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates were 66.8% and 50.8%, respectively. Disease-free survival in the endoscopic surgery group was significantly higher compared to that of craniofacial surgery group (P = 0.035). In the endoscopic surgery group, nine of 10 patients did not exhibit local failure or regional recurrence over a mean followup period of 64.3 months, which was longer than the mean time to recurrence (22.0 months) observed in this study. CONCLUSION: Given its significant survival outcomes and high rate of local control, endoscopic surgery could be preferred as a minimally invasive treatment with potentially low morbidity and possible oncological validity for the treatment of ENB.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to re-assess the outcomes of different surgical methods for esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) in a single institution, with emphasis on changes in surgical treatment with regard to endoscopic approaches in patients with ENB. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 35 patients with ENB treated over the last 31 years. RESULTS: The 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates were 66.8% and 50.8%, respectively. Disease-free survival in the endoscopic surgery group was significantly higher compared to that of craniofacial surgery group (P = 0.035). In the endoscopic surgery group, nine of 10 patients did not exhibit local failure or regional recurrence over a mean followup period of 64.3 months, which was longer than the mean time to recurrence (22.0 months) observed in this study. CONCLUSION: Given its significant survival outcomes and high rate of local control, endoscopic surgery could be preferred as a minimally invasive treatment with potentially low morbidity and possible oncological validity for the treatment of ENB.
Authors: Daniel B Spielman; Andi Liebowitz; Maeher Grewal; Chetan Safi; Jonathan B Overdevest; Alfred M Iloreta; Brett E Youngerman; David A Gudis Journal: World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2022-03-22