Tumor Volume is a Predictor of Distant Metastases and Overall Survival in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma

Sinonasal mucosal melanoma is an aggressive cancer with high mortality, due in part to the significant proportion of patients who develop distant metastases. The standard of care is surgical resection followed by post-operative radiotherapy. Recently, immunotherapy has been added as adjuvant treatment. Identifying patients at increased risk of distant metastasis is important for both management and prognostic reasons. Calculation of tumor volume (TV) has been described in other head and neck cancer types to assist with predicting disease progression and survival.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Non-squamous Cell Malignancies of the Head and Neck: thyroid, sarcomas, skin cancers, salivary gland and sinus cancers Source Type: research