Treatment depends on
the type of cancer and where the cancer is found.
- If cancer is in the maxillary
sinus, treatment will probably be surgery to remove the
cancer. Radiation therapy is given before or after surgery.
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- If cancer is in the ethmoid
sinus, treatment may be one of the following:
- External beam radiation
therapy.
- 2) Surgery followed by
radiation therapy.
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- If cancer is in the sphenoid
sinus, treatment will probably be radiation therapy.
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- If cancer is in the nasal
cavity, treatment may be surgery, radiation therapy, or
both.
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- If the cancer is an inverting
papilloma, treatment will probably be surgery. If the cancer
comes back after surgery, patients may receive radiation
therapy.
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- If the cancer is a melanoma
or sarcoma, treatment will probably be surgery. For certain
types of sarcoma, surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy
may be given.
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- If the cancer is a midline
granuloma, treatment will probably be radiation therapy.
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- If the cancer is in the
nose (nasal vestibule), treatment may be surgery or radiation
therapy.
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Information
provided by The National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov)
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