What is Sinus cancer?

Contents

Sinus cancer: Introduction
Types of Sinus cancer
Prognosis
Complications
Other names for Sinus cancer
What causes Sinus cancer?
What are the symptoms of Sinus cancer?
How is it treated?
Society issues for Sinus cancer
Sinus cancer: Introduction

What is Sinus cancer?

A rare cancer that occurs in the sinus cavity - either arising from the bones surrounding the sinus cavity or ...more »

Sinus cancer: Cancer that originates from the mucosal tissue lining the sinus cavities or rarely from the bone itself.

Sinus cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Sinus cancer, or a subtype of Sinus cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sinus cancer: Introduction

Types of Sinus cancer:

Types of Sinus cancer:

Pyriform sinus cancer
Accessory sinus cancer
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Broader types of Sinus cancer:

How serious is Sinus cancer?

Complications of Sinus cancer: see complications of Sinus cancer

What causes Sinus cancer?

Causes of Sinus cancer: see causes of Sinus cancer

What are the symptoms of Sinus cancer?

Symptoms of Sinus cancer: see symptoms of Sinus cancer

Complications of Sinus cancer: see complications of Sinus cancer

Sinus cancer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Sinus cancer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Sinus cancer.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Sinus cancer: Oncologist, Otolaryngologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Sinus cancer.
Treatments for Sinus cancer: see treatments for Sinus cancer
Alternative treatments for Sinus cancer: see alternative treatments for Sinus cancer
Research for Sinus cancer: see research for Sinus cancer

Society issues for Sinus cancer

Hospitalization statistics for Sinus cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Sinus cancer:

0.004% (512) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
23% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of accessory sinus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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